Licensed contractors in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach has a listing page for pool resurfacing and plumbing. Each page lists the businesses with a ZIP code inside the city whose listed license is active in the DBPR file dated October 19, 20261. Re-check any license on DBPR before you hire.
As of October 19, 2026
Last reviewed October 18, 2026 against the cited sources. A guide, not legal, tax or engineering advice.
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Listing pages for West Palm Beach
As of October 19, 2026
These pages cover West Palm Beach, in Palm Beach County.
About West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is in Palm Beach County.
127,744 people2 live in West Palm Beach, by the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate.
Pool notes on file for West Palm Beach
As of October 18, 2026
West Palm Beach has checked notes on permits, tap water, watering rules and housing. They sit on the pool resurfacing page with the businesses.
West Palm Beach's permit office is listed as Development Services Department, Building Division3. A pool permit fee on the schedule: 105 USD (minimum combined plan review and permit fee, project value up to $1,000)4. Another permit detail on file: Register by email to ds@wpb.org with license, business tax receipt and insurance4. A permit item the source calls out: Pool barriers: permit required regardless of cost4. From the cited permit material: NOC recorded in County Official Records, then emailed to ds@wpb.org4. The permit source also lists this: Penalty fee of 4 times the regular permit fee4.
Water utility on file: City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities; hardness not reported5. Water source, per the cited report: Surface water: Grassy Waters Preserve via M-Canal to Lake Mangonia and Clear Lake5.
In the source cited for the South Florida Water Management District: No active water shortage order; year-round rule applies6.
Homes in West Palm Beach have a median build year of 19887. In West Palm Beach, detached houses make up 38.4 percent of housing units7.
West Palm Beach: facts behind the pool notes
As of October 18, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Building permits in West Palm Beach are handled by the Building Division of the city's Development Services Department at 401 Clematis Street. The division's main phone is 561-805-6700 and permits are applied for through the city's online system. | Development Services Department, Building Division | [3] May 6, 2025 |
| West Palm Beach's permit FAQ gives a minimum combined plan review and permit fee of $105 for a project value of up to $1,000. It rises to $130 up to $2,500, and $580 at a $20,000 project value. | 105 USD (minimum combined plan review and permit fee, project value up to $1,000) | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| West Palm Beach contractors register by emailing ds@wpb.org a State license or County competency license, a local business tax receipt, and general liability and workers' compensation insurance certificates naming the City as certificate holder. | Register by email to ds@wpb.org with license, business tax receipt and insurance | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| West Palm Beach says its new $7,500 permit exemption, which starts July 1, 2026, does not cover plumbing, electrical, structural, mechanical or gas work, or work in a flood hazard area. Fence pool barriers still need a permit at any cost. | Pool barriers: permit required regardless of cost | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| West Palm Beach's permit FAQ says a Notice of Commencement must be recorded in County Official Records, then a PDF of the recorded notice is emailed to ds@wpb.org with the permit number. | NOC recorded in County Official Records, then emailed to ds@wpb.org | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| West Palm Beach's permit FAQ says that for work done without a required permit, you must either get a permit to remove the work or pay a penalty fee of 4 times the regular permit fee. An unpermitted work case can go to a Special Magistrate. | Penalty fee of 4 times the regular permit fee | [4] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| Drinking water in West Palm Beach comes from the City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities. Its 2025 Annual Water Quality Report does not list a hardness value. | City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities; hardness not reported | [5] 2025 |
| West Palm Beach's 2025 water quality report says the City's drinking water starts as rain on Grassy Waters Preserve. It flows through the M-Canal to Lake Mangonia and Clear Lake, where it is pumped to the water plant. This is surface water, not wells. | Surface water: Grassy Waters Preserve via M-Canal to Lake Mangonia and Clear Lake | [5] 2026-06 |
| The South Florida Water Management District lists no active water shortage order for Palm Beach County. Its only active order is for part of northeastern Cape Coral in Lee County, and the year-round landscape irrigation rule (Chapter 40E-24, F.A.C.) still applies. | No active water shortage order; year-round rule applies | [6] undated (retrieved October 18, 2026) |
| The median year homes in West Palm Beach, FL were built is 1988 (ACS 2020-2024, B25035). | 1988 | [7] 2020-2024 |
| About 38.4% of housing units in West Palm Beach, FL are detached single-family houses (ACS 2020-2024, B25024: 23,981 of 62,464 units). | 38.4 percent of housing units | [7] 2020-2024 |
Services with a listing page in West Palm Beach
County page and license guides
West Palm Beach: directory data
As of October 19, 2026
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pool resurfacing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside West Palm BeachOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 28 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Plumbing: businesses listed with a ZIP code inside West Palm BeachOur count from the DBPR file, not an official DBPR figure. | 76 businesses | [1] October 19, 2026 |
| Population of West Palm Beach (2024 estimate) | 127,744 people | [2] 2024 (estimate vintage) |
Near West Palm Beach
Also close by: Schall Circle (2 mi), Plantation Mobile Home Park (3 mi), Stacey Street (3 mi), Mangonia Park (3 mi), Westgate (4 mi), Haverhill (4 mi).
Straight-line distances in miles from Census Gazetteer centroids. Nearby places come from our place registry.
Sources
- Florida DBPR licensee records, October 19, 2026
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, 2024 (estimate vintage)
- Building Division contact brochure (City of West Palm Beach), rev. 5/06/2025, May 6, 2025
- Permits - Frequently Asked Questions (City of West Palm Beach Development Services), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (City of West Palm Beach), 2025
- Landscape Watering Restrictions (SFWMD), undated (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates via Census Reporter: West Palm Beach, FL, 2020-2024