West Columbia
West Columbia is a mill village rebuilt after an 1905 fire, with old galvanized and cast iron plumbing near the river and floodplain along two creeks. West Columbia covers ZIP codes 29169 and 29170.
Plumbing Service Areas Around Columbia, SC
Emergency plumbing calls come from both sides of the Congaree, so we cover the city of Columbia and the towns that surround it in Richland and Lexington counties.
Columbia 24/7 Plumbing answers calls around the clock in the city of Columbia, including ZIP codes 29203, 29210, 29223 and 29229, and in nine neighboring towns and communities that each have a page of their own. The towns are not interchangeable. Their housing was built in different decades, their water comes from different utilities, and the ground behaves differently when it rains, so the advice on each page is specific to that place.
Cayce
Cayce sits on a stretch of the Congaree that has flooded since colonial times, so sump pumps, backwater valves and 1950s housing are the themes. Cayce covers ZIP codes 29033 and 29172.
Forest Acres
Forest Acres is a mid-century city of brick ranches on large lots, where galvanized supply lines and root-filled sewer laterals are the usual suspects. Forest Acres covers ZIP codes 29206 and 29204.
Irmo
Irmo spans the county line and four eras of housing, from railroad-town lots to Lake Murray second homes. Irmo covers ZIP codes 29063 and 29212.
Lexington
Lexington grew from under a thousand residents in 1970 to more than 23,000, so most calls involve newer houses and their water heaters. Lexington covers ZIP codes 29072 and 29073.
Blythewood
Blythewood is a fast-growing town on the Richland and Fairfield line, with newer subdivisions, acreage lots and water bought from Winnsboro. Blythewood covers ZIP codes 29016 and 29229.
Northeast Columbia
Northeast Columbia is the suburban belt along Two Notch Road and Clemson Road, where slab foundations and 1980s and 1990s plumbing set the agenda. Northeast Columbia covers ZIP codes 29223 and 29203.
Chapin
Chapin is the self-styled Capital of Lake Murray, with lake houses, a town-run sewer and Columbia-supplied water on most streets. Chapin covers ZIP codes 29036 and 29075.
Hopkins
Hopkins is Lower Richland country, with larger lots, wells and septic tanks mixed with new county water and sewer lines. Hopkins covers ZIP codes 29061, 29209, 29052 and 29044.
What to do while you wait for a plumber
- Shut off the main water valve. It is usually near the meter or where the supply line enters the house.
- Do not touch electrics in wet areas. Stay out of standing water near outlets and leave the breaker panel alone if the floor is wet.
- Leave if you smell gas. Go outside first, then call 911 and the gas utility before you call anyone else.
Not sure your street is covered?
Call any hour and tell us your cross streets.
Some communities sit close enough to a town page that they do not need a page of their own. Near Irmo that means Seven Oaks, St. Andrews, Harbison and Ballentine, and near Cayce it means the Springdale and South Congaree side. Arcadia Lakes sits beside Forest Acres, and Gaston and Gilbert are within reach of Lexington.
To the north and east, Elgin and Lake Carolina lie near Blythewood, and Eastover and Gadsden lie near Hopkins. The area around Fort Jackson is covered from the Forest Acres, Northeast Columbia and Hopkins side. Call with your street and ZIP and we confirm it.
If your street is not named here, call anyway. Coverage follows the road network more than town borders, and many addresses with a Columbia mailing address sit in unincorporated Richland or Lexington County.
Tell the person who answers your cross streets, and you will hear right away whether we can reach you and what the visit will cost. Permit and inspection rules differ from town to town, and our work follows the South Carolina Plumbing Code, which is the International Plumbing Code (IPC) with state modifications.
Not sure where to start? Look at the full list of plumbing services or call (844) 981-1691 and describe what is happening.
Plumbing emergency anywhere around Columbia?
Call 24/7 and hear the price before any work begins.
Call (844) 981-1691