175 HVAC contractors in Raleigh — 168 with a license we could verify.
AirProHQ lists 175 heating and cooling companies in Raleigh, NC; 168 (96%) match a license on the NC Plumbing & Heating Board register. The 27603, 27610, 27604 ZIP codes hold 49% of them. Of those 168, 167 are current and 1 has passed the expiry date shown on the register; those listings say so. These listings come from the license register rather than review sites, so most carry no public rating — a verified license with no reviews is normal here, not a warning sign.
How we check every listing: our full verification methodology.
168 license-verified shown first, then 7 unverified · distances from the center of the listed offices
Sorted: license status, then nameHVAC contractors in Raleigh, NC
A. Maynor Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
A/C Police LLC
Abl & Associates Plumbing, LLC
Adotech Solutions LLC
Air Care Heating & Cooling Service, LLC
Air Care Hvac Services, L.L.C
Air Conditioning And Heat By Matthews
Air Control Of Raleigh, Inc.
Air Experts Heating, Cooling, LLC
Air Flow Services Heating & Cooling LLC
Air Plus Hvac, Inc.
Air Quality A/C, Inc.
Air Rite Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc
Air To Air, Hvac Services LLC
Airmakers Heating & Cooling, LLC
Airpro Carolina, LLC
Airtron LLC
All Trade Contractors (Dba)
Allen Kelly & Company, Inc.
Alliance Comfort Services LLC
Alltrade Manpower, LLC
Aloha Air Hvac Inc.
Amc Heating And Air LLC
American Residential Services L.L.C. (Dba) Ars
Bahnson Environmental Specialties, LLC (Dba)
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Of Raleigh (Dba)
Beyond Air Services LLC
Blaze Heating, Cooling, Electrical & Plumbing-Triangle (Dba)
Blowing Cool & Heat Breeze, LLC
Bolton Construction And Service, LLC
Buildertech LLC
Burke'S Heating & Air L.L.C.
Cape Fear Air Conditioning And Heating Company
Capital Property Service Group, LLC
Carlton Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Carolina Air Conditioning Company, Inc. (Dba)
Carolina Commercial Systems
Cb Air/Chris Balboni
Central Carolina Heating & Air, Inc.
7 ZIP codes hold 82% of Raleigh's listed offices
Counted from the office address on each record. A contractor based near you usually means a shorter response window on a hot afternoon.
- 012760337
- 022761028
- 032760421
- 042761620
- 052760915
- 062761513
- 07276069
What HVAC work costs in Raleigh
National 2026 ranges from our cost guides. Ask any contractor for a written, itemized quote and compare it against them.
Why Raleigh quotes land where they do
Hiring an HVAC contractor in Raleigh
Answers built from Raleigh's own data and local rules.
Do I need a permit to replace an AC in Raleigh?
Yes. The City of Raleigh's Development Services / Inspections division (applied for through the Raleigh POSSE/iMAPS portal, or in person at the Raleigh Municipal Building) requires a mechanical permit for HVAC installation or replacement. One real local quirk: North Carolina's legislature froze the residential energy code at the 2018 edition through January 1, 2031 (NC SB 166 / HB 488), so Wake County residential HVAC work is still designed to zone 4A requirements even though the newer 2021 commercial code would reclassify the area to zone 3A — the freeze applies to houses, not commercial buildings.
How do I check a Raleigh HVAC contractor's license?
Ask for the license number and search it on the NC Plumbing & Heating Board lookup (official site). 168 of the 175 listings here already match an active license; each of those profiles links straight to the lookup.
When is the cheapest time to replace a system in Raleigh?
Zone 4A gives Raleigh real two-season demand — meaningful heating load in winter alongside a solid May-through-September cooling season — more like a mid-Atlantic climate than the cooling-dominant Carolina coast.
Why do most Raleigh listings show no reviews?
Our Raleigh data comes from the NC Plumbing & Heating Board license register, not from review sites, so many licensed one-truck operations have no public review profile. A verified license with no reviews is not a red flag — ask for two recent local references instead.