How plumbers rank on Google in Sacramento
We searched Google for “plumber” and “emergency plumber” from 49 spots across Sacramento, the way a homeowner does on a phone. Here is who shows up first in each part of the city, and what they have that other plumbers don’t.
- 1Plumbing Care Inc.4.8(682)Plumber · Folsom
- 2Natomas Plumbing & Drains4.9(83)
- 3Mike's Plumbing5.0(77)Plumber · Richmond Grove
- searches for a plumber in Sacramento in a typical month
- 4,355
- spots where Armstrong Plumbing Inc is #1 for “plumber”
- 12 of 49
- reviews on the typical plumbing listing. The regular top 3 have 682 to 1,700
- 14
- spots where a paid listing sat above the free ones
- 8 of 49
Who is #1 where the homeowner is searching
Google ranks plumbers differently on every street. Switch searches, or follow one plumber to see where it shows up.
Each pin is one spot, about 3.7 km from the next, showing what Google listed for someone searching on a phone there. Tap a pin to see that spot’s top 3.
The plumbers Google shows most in Sacramento
Ranked by how many of the 49 spots put them in the top 3 for “plumber”. New reviews come from each one's latest 100 reviews.
- 1Armstrong Plumbing IncNorth Sacramento · #1 at 12 spotsTop 3 at23 of 49 spotsReviews1,700 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days5 · 60% repliedPhotos125From downtown6.9 km
- 2Plumbing Care Inc.Folsom · #1 at 4 spotsTop 3 at14 of 49 spotsReviews682 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days8 · 88% repliedPhotos34From downtown28.1 km
- 3Platero Parada PlumbingSouth Land Park · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at9 of 49 spotsReviews156 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days17 · 35% repliedPhotos203From downtown7.3 km
- 4Early Bird PlumbingBelvedere · #1 at 5 spotsTop 3 at8 of 49 spotsReviews278 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days100+ · 97% repliedPhotos194From downtown9.2 km
- 5Ace Plumbing, Heating & Air ConditioningCannon Industrial ParkTop 3 at8 of 49 spotsReviews532 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days52 · 100% repliedPhotos36From downtown7.3 km
- 65 Star PlumbingNorth Highlands · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews4,600 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days100+ · 85% repliedPhotos841From downtown12 km
- 7Millennium Plumbing Specialist, IncSouthwestern Sacramento · #1 at 1 spotTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews137 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days19 · 100% repliedPhotos142From downtown9.6 km
- 8Bullseye Leak Detection , Inc.West Sacramento · #1 at 5 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews603 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days24 · 79% repliedPhotos84From downtown7.8 km
What the Sacramento leaders have in common
Measured on the 8 plumbers that make the top 3 most often.
Every plumber in the top 3 at 10 or more spots has at least 682 Google reviews. Half of the 157 plumbing listings within 12 km of downtown have 14 or fewer reviews, and only 19 have 200 or more.
The leaders keep collecting reviews. In the last 90 days Early Bird Plumbing added 100+, 5 Star Plumbing added 100+ and Ace Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning added 52.
6 of the 8 leaders with recent reviews replied to at least three out of four of them.
The plumbers that make the top 3 most often have 125 and 34 photos on their Google profiles. The typical plumbing listing in Sacramento has 19.5 photos.
All 8 leaders use "Plumber" as their main Google category.
Google favors the plumber closest to the person searching, so #1 changes across Sacramento. Armstrong Plumbing Inc is #1 at 12 spots, from an office 6.9 km from downtown. Early Bird Plumbing is #1 at 5 spots, from an office 9.2 km from downtown. Bullseye Leak Detection , Inc. is #1 at 5 spots, from an office 7.8 km from downtown.
Where Sacramento’s 157 plumbing listings stand on reviews
Google profiles with a plumbing category within 12 km of downtown. The highlighted ranges are where the plumbers that make the top 3 most often sit.
157 Google listings in total. Share of listings in each review range.
What homeowners in Sacramento search, and what an ad click costs
Google's figures for Sacramento. A typical month is the middle of the last six months. The click price is what advertisers pay to show at the top of the page.
searches in a typical month. Highest in October 2025 at 6,480; lowest in May 2026 at 3,600.
What else homeowners see on Google
A paid listing sat at the top of Google’s list at 8 of 49 spots for “plumber”. My Ad Center paid for the first place at 11.
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- 3yelp.combest #3
- 4reddit.combest #1
- 5plumbingsacramento.combest #2
- 6draintime.combest #3
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Google also showed an AI Overview on some of these searches.
What Aaptly does for a plumbing company in Sacramento
Our SEO expert, a former Google engineer, does this work for you. You keep answering homeowners; we handle everything on Google and your website.
We set the right main category and list everything you offer: emergency plumbing, drain cleaning, water heaters, leak detection and sewer lines, with your service areas and hours.
We send every homeowner a review link after each job and reply to every review. We track your new reviews against the Sacramento leaders every month.
We add your job photos to your Google profile every week, so it looks as active as the plumbers above you.
We write a page on your website for each search on this page, and pages that answer the questions homeowners in Sacramento ask Google.
We make your name, address and phone number match on Yelp, Angi, BBB, Apple Maps and Bing.
We rerun this 49-spot check for your company every month and show you where you moved and where you did not.
Ranking a plumbing company in Sacramento
Who is the top plumber on Google in Sacramento?
It depends on where the homeowner is searching. On September 29, 2026, Armstrong Plumbing Inc was #1 for "plumber" at 12 of our 49 spots across Sacramento. For "emergency plumber", Drain Time Plumbing Of Sacramento was #1 at the most spots (7).
How many Google reviews does a plumber need to rank in Sacramento?
There is no fixed number. The plumbers in the top 3 at 10 or more of our spots had 682 to 1,700 reviews, and most leaders kept adding new ones. Half of the 157 plumbing listings within 12 km of downtown Sacramento have 14 or fewer reviews.
How much does a Google ad click cost for plumbers in Sacramento?
Google estimates advertisers pay $26.78 to $89.66 for a top-of-page click on "plumber" in Sacramento. The most expensive search we checked was "plumber sacramento", at up to $122.17 a click.
Can a plumber outside downtown Sacramento rank in the city?
Yes, near its own office. Plumbing Care Inc., about 28.1 km from downtown, was #1 at 4 of our spots. Reviews, photos and a complete Google profile decide how far past its own neighborhood a plumber shows up.
Where does this data come from?
We ran these Google searches from 49 spots across Sacramento on September 29, 2026 and read the Google profiles and reviews of the plumbers that came up. Search counts and ad prices are Google Ads figures for Sacramento. Google results change from day to day, so a new check can differ by a few places.