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HVAC contractors in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area has 486 HVAC contractors, or 1.49 per 10,000 residents.

What HVAC work involves and how it is licensed is written once on the national HVAC page. California publishes a business-level licence source for HVAC, and the California page lists which classes count.

The facts

HVAC contractors in this metro: 486
Per 10,000 residents: 1.49 per 10,000
Records first appearing in the last 12 months: 20
Records flagged closed in the last 12 months: 2
Licensed share, CA portion of this metro: 22.0%
Share of this metro’s entities excluded as out-of-state: 0.0%. California licenses the business itself, so the share is measured against business-level records. About 47% of California licensees are sole owners, whose published address is frequently a home.
Active licenses with no public listing: 646
Verify any single record at the board: CSLB license check.
Licenses lapsed in the last 12 months: 114
Employment and pay for this trade: 3,210 employed, $74,880 median annual wage
Occupation as the Bureau of Labor Statistics titles it: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. Median hourly wage $36.00. SOC 49-9021 pools heating and air conditioning work with commercial refrigeration, so this employment figure and this wage cover both together.
Independent, franchise, corporate: 480 independent, 0 franchise brand, 3 corporate owned, 3 awaiting chain review
Universe quality: 1.42% of source records merged as duplicates, 0.41% carry no street address

Sources and dates: Foursquare Open Source Places, release August 11, 2026. Population 3,269,973, Census Bureau Vintage 2023 population estimates, as of July 1, 2023. State license files, as of September 2, 2026. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 OEWS, published May 15, 2026, SOC 49-9021.

Row definitions: methodology page.

What these numbers say about HVAC in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

By record count, HVAC is the seventh largest of the 11 trades this site counts in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, behind electrical and ahead of painting. That ordering is a property of the source data's categories rather than a judgement about which trade matters most in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad.

Per resident, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad sits close to the California rate for HVAC, so the count at the top of this page reads as ordinary for the state.

The independent share of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad's HVAC records is close to the California figure, so the mix of independent, franchise-brand and corporate-owned records here is ordinary for the state.

More of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad's HVAC records carry no street address than across California.

The share of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad's HVAC records linking to an active state licence is close to the California figure for the same trade.

Almost every San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad HVAC record sits inside California, the state the licensed share is computed inside, so that share covers nearly the whole metro.

More HVAC licences lapsed in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad over the last twelve months than were issued. A lapse is a licence that stopped being current, not a business that stopped trading. Both figures come from the state's own status field.

More active California licences covering HVAC in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad have no matching record in open place data than this page lists records at all, and none of those licences appear in the list below.

The occupational series the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes for this trade counts 3,210 workers across San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, and this site publishes 486 HVAC records here. The two count different things, one an occupation across every employer and the other the businesses on this site, so they stand side by side rather than one against the other.

Of the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad HVAC records that are not independent, corporate-owned locations outnumber franchise brands.

Almost none of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad's HVAC records are waiting on chain review, so the independent, franchise and corporate counts above describe nearly the whole list.

More HVAC records first appeared in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad over the last twelve months than were flagged closed, so the file for this trade and metro grew. A record appears when the source learns of a business, which is a different event from a business opening.

No city inside San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad differs from the metro enough on HVAC to carry a page of its own, so every record here is answered on this page.

Among the 19 California metro areas this site publishes a HVAC page for, San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad is 14th of 19 by records per resident, around the middle. The field is the metro areas this site publishes a HVAC page for rather than every metro area in California.

Ordered by HVAC records per resident across every metro area this site publishes a HVAC page for, the hubs either side of San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad are San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont above it and Sioux Falls below it.

HVAC contractors, A to Z

463 publishable contractors. Ordering never depends on payment, claim status, license status, or any commercial relationship. This page shows the first 300 alphabetically; the rest are on the 1 further pages linked below, not withheld.

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1-877 Appliance Heating & AirSan Diego, CAState license on record
1st Choice PlumbingOceanside, CAListed in open place data
24 Hour Heating and Cooling Comp.Imperial Beach, CAListed in open place data
3 HVAC Quotes CarlsbadCarlsbad, CAListed in open place data
5 Diamond Heating and CoolingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
805 Plumbing & DrainsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
A & E Power WashingSantee, CAListed in open place data
A & M Plumbing And HeatingLa Mesa, CAListed in open place data
A C CareSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
A C Mechanical SolSan Diego, CAState license on record
A/C Mechanical SolSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
A/C Mechanical SolSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
A1-800-Anytyme ElectricVista, CAListed in open place data
Able Heating & Air ConditioningChula Vista, CAState license on record
Absolute Duct & Chimney CleaningEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Absolute Duct WorksSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Abundant Air SystemsVista, CAListed in open place data
AC & Heating ExpertsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
AC Sure PlanSan Diego, CAState license on record
ACCO Engineered SystemsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Accurate Heating & AirEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Ace ContractorsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Ace Contractors Plumbing, Heating, And AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
ACS/ American Comfort ServicesSan Diego, CAState license on record
ACS/ American Comfort ServicesEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Advanced Acoustic ContractorsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Advanced Comfort SolutionsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Advanced Heating & AirEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Aelott Air ConditioningEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Aerco SystemsLakeside, CAState license on record
Aeris MechanicalSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Affordable Air Conditioning & HeatingFallbrook, CAListed in open place data
Air Conditioning Heating Repair San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Air Crafts Heating & Air ConditioningValley Center, CAState license on record
Air Dynamics Heating & Air ConditionRamona, CAListed in open place data
Air Flow Specialists Heating and Air ConditioningSpring Valley, CAListed in open place data
Air MericaLa Mesa, CAListed in open place data
Air Plus Heating & CoolingSan Diego, CAState license on record
Air Plus Heating Cooling & SolarSan Diego, CAState license on record
Air Plus MechanicalSan Diego, CAState license on record
Air SanteeSantee, CAListed in open place data
Air Support Heating and Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAState license on record
Air Temperature SpecialistsEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Air West MechanicalVista, CAListed in open place data
Aircool Heating & Air ConditioningFallbrook, CAListed in open place data
Aireforce Heating & AirSantee, CAListed in open place data
Airflow Heating & CoolingSantee, CAListed in open place data
Airflow Heating & CoolingSantee, CAListed in open place data
Airmaxx Heating & Air ConditioningEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Airmaxx Heating & Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
AirwerksOceanside, CAListed in open place data
AJ's Heating & AirNational City, CAListed in open place data
Albert Plumbing Heating & AirSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
Alessio Heating & Air ConditioningEscondido, CAState license on record
All American DesignSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
All Brands Air Conditioning & HeatingChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
All Brands Air Conditioning & Heating Appliance Repair ServiceChula Vista, CAState license on record
All Day Heating & Air ConditioningOceanside, CAState license on record
All Systems MechanicalSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
All Weather, Plumbing, Heating and AirPoway, CAListed in open place data
Alliance Heating & Air ConditioningSantee, CAState license on record
ALT Heating & AirLemon Grove, CAListed in open place data
Alta DrywallRamona, CAListed in open place data
Ambient Heating & Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAState license on record
Ambient Heating and Cooling San Diego - Reb BustaniSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Ameri-Mex Plumbing Heating & AirChula Vista, CAState license on record
America Heating and Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
American BiodieselEncinitas, CAListed in open place data
American InsulationSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Anderson Plumbing, Heating & AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Anderson Plumbing, Heating & AirEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Anderson Plumbing, Heating and AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Angelo Air Duct Cleaning ServiceChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Apex Duct And Chimney CleaningSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
Apollo Air Conditioning & Heating - San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
AppliSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
Approved AirVista, CAListed in open place data
Aqua Clean EnergySan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Aquaguard Pool Fence San DiegoVista, CAListed in open place data
Argo PerformanceCardiff-by-the-Sea, CAState license on record
Armour Chimney ServiceSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
ArsLa Jolla, CAListed in open place data
Art's Plumbing & DrainsEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Asi HastingsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
ASI Hastings Heating and Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Aspen Cooling & HeatingOceanside, CAListed in open place data
Associate Mechanical Contractors - AMCEscondido, CAState license on record
Atlas HVACSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
AtticGuard ConstructionEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Aussie's Heating & Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Automatic Ice MakersSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Azad AbbasiLa Jolla, CAListed in open place data
Back Country MechanicalPine Valley, CAState license on record
Bad Kitty Holdings LLCSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
Bailey Bob Alpine AirAlpine, CAListed in open place data
Baker Distributing CompanyEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Be Cool AC & HeatingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Berck's Family Plumbing Heating & AirEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air, IncPoway, CAListed in open place data
Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air, Restoration & Flood ServicesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Blu HVAC - Heating and AirChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Blue Comet HVAC San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Blue Flame Heating & Air-ConditioningEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Blue Skies Heating & Air CondiSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Blue Skies Heating & Air ConditioningAlpine, CAState license on record
BMB SepticEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Boyd Heating Air ConditioEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Breezy HVAC San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Bugay Heating & CoolingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Built Green CaliforniaSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
C & C Air ConditioningOceanside, CAListed in open place data
C&C Air ConditioningOceanside, CAListed in open place data
C.S. Construction & RepairPoway, CAListed in open place data
Cal Plumbing & HeatingVista, CAState license on record
Cal-West Air ConditioningEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Caldwell Heating & Air CondEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Cali AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
California Air ToolsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
California Delta MechanicalSpring Valley, CAListed in open place data
California Fire StopOceanside, CAListed in open place data
California First RoofingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
California NRG SolutionsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Campbell Escondido RefrigerationEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Cano Air Conditioning and HeatingEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Cano Air Conditioning and HeatingEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Canopy EnergySan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Capo FiresideSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Carey Don Lathing ContractorVista, CAListed in open place data
Carini Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Carini Heating, Air and PlumbingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Carini Home ServicesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Carrier TotalineSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Casa Blanca Heating and Air ConditionSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Cass Plumbing & HeatingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Central Air Cooling Repair Experts CorpChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Central Heating & AirEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Cheap RooterOceanside, CAListed in open place data
Chula Vista Air Conditioning & Heating SpecialistsChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Clary SolarSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Claxton BrendanSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Clear Heating & AirEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Clearview Home ImprovmentsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Clima Heating and CoolingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Climate BrothersSantee, CAState license on record
Coastal Breeze Heating & Air ConditioningCarlsbad, CAState license on record
Coastal Mechanical ServicesVista, CAState license on record
Coastal Refrigeration Heating & Air ConditioningCarlsbad, CAState license on record
Combs Custom Cooling & HeatingChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Comfort Air Conditioning Repair San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Comfort Air Zone Air Conditioning & HeatingPoway, CAListed in open place data
Comfort Bros Heating And AirEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Comfort Zen AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Commercial & Industrial Heating And Cooling San DiegoSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Contender PlumbingRamona, CAListed in open place data
Control Air ConditioningSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
cool green solarSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Countywide Mechanical SystemsEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Courtesy RefrigerationSantee, CAListed in open place data
Cramers Heating and CoolingSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
Custom MechanicalEscondido, CAState license on record
Dads Heating & Air ConditioningEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Damage-Manage CompanySan Diego, CAListed in open place data
David Shaposhnick, Inc.Oceanside, CAListed in open place data
DC AC Air Conditioning & HeatingSan Diego, CAState license on record
Degan AirEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Del Mar Heating AC SystemsDel Mar, CAListed in open place data
Della-Mora Heating and Air ConditioningChula Vista, CAState license on record
Delta T SolutionsSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
DeWildt EnvironmentalOceanside, CAState license on record
Diego HandymanCarlsbad, CAListed in open place data
DIY Solar DepotSantee, CAListed in open place data
Dover Plumbing & HeatingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Ds FibertechSantee, CAListed in open place data
E3 MechanicalLakeside, CAListed in open place data
Eagle AirEscondido, CAState license on record
Earth Air SystemsEscondido, CAState license on record
East County Heating & Air ConditioningEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Eco MechanicalSantee, CAState license on record
Eli's Heating & AirSan Diego, CAState license on record
Endless Summer Heating & Air ConditioningOceanside, CAState license on record
Energy IntegritySan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Enviro Duct Seal TechnologiesOceanside, CAListed in open place data
Erudite Comfort SolutionsOceanside, CAListed in open place data
Excel Chill Zone HVACSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Express Plumbing Heating and AirSan Diego, CAState license on record
Fabulous Homes Heating & AirSan Diego, CAState license on record
Factor Air ConditioningSantee, CAListed in open place data
Fallbrook Heating & Air ConditioningFallbrook, CAState license on record
Farwest Insulation ContractingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
First Class Air & Central AC RepairChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
First Pro Heating & CoolingLemon Grove, CAListed in open place data
First Response ServicesSan Diego, CAState license on record
Five Star Service Co.Ramona, CAState license on record
Fraser's Boiler ServiceNational City, CAListed in open place data
Frazer's PlumbingPoway, CAListed in open place data
Free Air MechanicalSan Diego, CAState license on record
Free Air MechanicalEscondido, CAState license on record
Freon HVAC, Electrical and Appliance RepairEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Friar's Plumbing Heating and AC RepairEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Friar's Plumbing Heating and AC RepairChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
Frontline MechanicalLa Mesa, CAListed in open place data
G R Freman's Tropical AirRamona, CAListed in open place data
G-K Plumbing & HeatingSan Diego, CAState license on record
Gea Power Cooling SystemsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Gecko Logic USAVista, CAListed in open place data
George Burtless Professional Air Conditioning And HeatingLa Mesa, CAListed in open place data
Get Green RemodelingPoway, CAState license on record
Gladstone Heating & Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Global Heating and Air ConditioningEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Global Warming & CoolingSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing - Escondido CAEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Goforth Plumbing & Drain ServiceSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Golden Comfort MechanicalEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Gorgis Air Conditioning and HeatingEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Green Cooling And HeatingEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Green Residential TechnologiesEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Green Your AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Grene HomesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
GVK Heating & AirPoway, CAListed in open place data
GVK Mechanic ServicesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
H & A Heating And AirOceanside, CAState license on record
H & P RefrigerationSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Haenggi Home ServiceEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Hamel's Air Conditioning & Heating IncLakeside, CAListed in open place data
Hamel's Refrigeration-Heating & Air Conditioning ServiceEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Hans Energy SystemsPoway, CAState license on record
Hanson's Heating & Air ConditioningEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Harbor Air Conditioning & HeatingSan Diego, CAState license on record
HciSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Heaslett SalesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Heating & Cooling ServiceSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Hi-Tech Air Conditioning, IncLakeside, CAListed in open place data
Hi-Tech Air Heating & CoolingLakeside, CAListed in open place data
Hidden Meadows Heating & AirEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Hidden Valley StuccoEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Hillebrand Drain ServicesCarlsbad, CAListed in open place data
Home Energy SavingsSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Hudco Heating & Air ConditioningRamona, CAListed in open place data
Hughen PlasteringVista, CAListed in open place data
Huntsman Quality Heating & Air ConditioningEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Hurn Mechanical Heating & CoolingEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Hurn Mechanical Heating & CoolingEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Hutchison MechanicalLakeside, CAState license on record
HvacEscondido, CAListed in open place data
HVAC NOW CaliforniaSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
HVAC of Southern CaliforniaEscondido, CAListed in open place data
HVAC Pilot Air Conditioning & Heating ServicesChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
HVACRepair ProsDriveVista, CAListed in open place data
Ideal Plumbing Heating Air ElectricalSan Diego, CAState license on record
In Line Plumbing CompanyEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Innovative Mechanical SystemsSantee, CAListed in open place data
Interface Air RepairVista, CAListed in open place data
J & J Plumbing Heating & AirVista, CAListed in open place data
Jackson & FosterLa Mesa, CAState license on record
Janks ConstructionSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
JC InsulationEscondido, CAListed in open place data
JC Plumbing & HeatingNational City, CAListed in open place data
Jerry's Heating & Air CondSantee, CAListed in open place data
Jim Pyer PlasteringSan Marcos, CAListed in open place data
John Flink Heating & Air CondRamona, CAListed in open place data
John Omahen PlumbingAlpine, CAListed in open place data
John Q Heating & Air ConditioningSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
John Williams EnterpriseLa Mesa, CAListed in open place data
Johnson AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
JPM Heating & AirEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Just For You Plumbing and HeatingImperial Beach, CAListed in open place data
Kcorp Technology ServicesSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Kelly Air & HeatingOceanside, CAListed in open place data
Kenny Heating & Air ConditioningEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Kevin Myers Heating and Air ConditioningEscondido, CAState license on record
Kite's Quality Heating Air & PlumbingPoway, CAState license on record
KMP PlumbingEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Kurtz MechanicalEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
L E Schoonmaker Heating & Air ConditioningSantee, CAListed in open place data
L Seven N Co., Ventilation Cleaning SpecialistsSantee, CAListed in open place data
La Jolla AC ExpertLa Jolla, CAListed in open place data
La Jolla Attic InsulationSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Lake MechanicalLakeside, CAListed in open place data
Lake Mechanical Heating & Air ConditioningSantee, CAListed in open place data
Lauco Heating & Air ConditioningCarlsbad, CAState license on record
Legacy AirSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
Lomack Service CorporationVista, CAListed in open place data
Lr Shrum Heating & Air Conditioning Co.El Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Macleod Heating and AirVista, CAListed in open place data
Mark's Heating & AirEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Maser Mechanical IncVista, CAListed in open place data
Master AC & HeatingNational City, CAListed in open place data
Master Flow Heating And Air ConditioningFallbrook, CAState license on record
Mauzy Cooling, Heating, Plumbing and ElectricalCarlsbad, CAListed in open place data
Mauzy Heating, Air & SolarEl Cajon, CAState license on record
Maximum Comfort Heating and AC RepairEl Cajon, CAListed in open place data
Maxwell RemodelingChula Vista, CAListed in open place data
McGee ACLemon Grove, CAListed in open place data
Mech OneEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Mesa Energy SystemsLemon Grove, CAListed in open place data
Mesa Energy SystemsEscondido, CAListed in open place data
MHS/LOMACK Heating and AirEscondido, CAListed in open place data
Mickster Mechanical Heating & A CLakeside, CAState license on record
Mighty Ducts and ChimneysSan Diego, CAListed in open place data
MiniSplit InstallEscondido, CAListed in open place data

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