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Sewer Line Repair in California

Of the 6,643,412 occupied homes we cover in California, about 5,332,016 sit in towns whose typical home predates 1980 — laid before solvent-welded plastic became the default. We route calls in 257 towns here.

In short

Pre-1980 housing means clay, bituminized fiber or cast iron under the garden rather than plastic, and in California that describes about 5,332,016 of the 6,643,412 covered homes. Only a camera survey settles which of the three is actually there.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25035.

TrenchPoint is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands. Every state page sets out who licenses plumbers there and where to check, so you can confirm before work begins. We do not perform excavation or repair, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call.

Broken section of an old buried pipe exposed in excavated soil, its open end and a loose fragment beside it

Los Angeles likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
San Francisco likely clay · 1940s housing
Bakersfield likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Long Beach likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Oakland likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Irvine likely plastic · 1990s housing
Anaheim likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Riverside likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Santa Ana likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Huntington Beach likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Glendale likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Torrance likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Fontana likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Pasadena likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Van Nuys likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
North Hollywood likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Hayward likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Rancho Cucamonga likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Whittier likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Corona likely plastic · 1990s housing
Moreno Valley likely cast iron · 1980s housing
San Mateo likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Ontario likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
San Bernardino likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Garden Grove likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Berkeley likely clay · 1940s housing
Santa Monica likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Fullerton likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Concord likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Orange likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Simi Valley likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Vallejo likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Burbank likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Pomona likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Inglewood likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Costa Mesa likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Walnut Creek likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Menifee likely plastic · 1990s housing
Downey likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Daly City likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Indio likely plastic · 1990s housing
Mission Viejo likely cast iron · 1980s housing
West Covina likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Hawthorne likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
San Pedro likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Richmond likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Hemet likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Gardena likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Newport Beach likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Tustin likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Perris likely plastic · 1990s housing
Upland likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Chino likely plastic · 1990s housing
Palm Desert likely cast iron · 1980s housing
San Rafael likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Westminster likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Redlands likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Santa Maria likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Sherman Oaks likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Rialto likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Norwalk likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Compton likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Lakewood likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Chino Hills likely plastic · 1990s housing
Laguna Niguel likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Lake Elsinore likely plastic · 1990s housing
La Puente likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Covina likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Sylmar likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
San Clemente likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Palm Springs likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Canyon Country likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Reseda likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Carson likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Buena Park likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
El Monte likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Bellflower likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Yorba Linda likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Lake Forest likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Pacoima likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Murrieta likely plastic · 2000s housing
Valencia likely plastic · 1990s housing
La Habra likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Arcadia likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
South San Francisco likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Union City likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Monterey Park likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Culver City likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
San Pablo likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Aliso Viejo likely plastic · 1990s housing
Alhambra likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Panorama City likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Jurupa Valley likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Eastvale likely plastic · 2000s housing
San Gabriel likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Santa Clarita likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Beaumont likely plastic · 2000s housing
Montebello likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Eureka likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Cathedral City likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Martinez likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Encino likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Fountain Valley likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Baldwin Park likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Yucaipa likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Colton likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Lompoc likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Granada Hills likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Azusa likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Highland likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Beverly Hills likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Placentia likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Glendora likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Pico Rivera likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Rosemead likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Brea likely plastic · 1990s housing
Hacienda Heights likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Burlingame likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Emeryville likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Cypress likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Rancho Santa Margarita likely plastic · 1990s housing
Cerritos likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Redondo Beach likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
La Quinta likely plastic · 1990s housing
San Bruno likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Diamond Bar likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Rancho Palos Verdes likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Monrovia likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
San Jacinto likely plastic · 1990s housing
La Mirada likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Wilmington likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Studio City likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Chatsworth likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Paramount likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Venice likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Pacifica likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Valley Village likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Pleasant Hill likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Rowland Heights likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Fairfield likely plastic · 1990s housing
Manhattan Beach likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Marina Del Rey likely cast iron · 1980s housing
West Hollywood likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Porter Ranch likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Seal Beach likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Altadena likely clay · 1940s housing
Walnut likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Claremont likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Mill Valley likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Coachella likely plastic · 1990s housing
Sun Valley likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
La Verne likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Banning likely cast iron · 1980s housing
San Dimas likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Tarzana likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
San Juan Capistrano likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Ladera Ranch likely plastic · 2000s housing
Laguna Woods likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Temple City likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Dana Point likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Laguna Beach likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Benicia likely cast iron · 1980s housing
El Cerrito likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
South El Monte likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Newhall likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Trabuco Canyon likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Laguna Hills likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
South Pasadena likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Stanton likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Lawndale likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Lafayette likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Montclair likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Woodland Hills likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Mira Loma likely plastic · 1990s housing
Wildomar likely plastic · 1990s housing
Winchester likely plastic · 2000s housing
El Sobrante likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Harbor City likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Hercules likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Palos Verdes Peninsula likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Hermosa Beach likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Arcata likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Rancho Mirage likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Duarte likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
San Fernando likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Los Alamitos likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Pacific Palisades likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Loma Linda likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Albany likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Bloomington likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Millbrae likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Lomita likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Mckinleyville likely plastic · 1990s housing
Orinda likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Stevenson Ranch likely plastic · 1990s housing
El Segundo likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Pinole likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Norco likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Playa Del Rey likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
La Canada Flintridge likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Sausalito likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Shafter likely plastic · 1990s housing
San Anselmo likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Playa Vista likely plastic · 2000s housing
American Canyon likely plastic · 1990s housing
Fortuna likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Moraga likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Greenbrae likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Santa Fe Springs likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Corona Del Mar likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Blythe likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Mission Hills likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
La Palma likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Belvedere Tiburon likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Arvin likely plastic · 1990s housing
Sierra Madre likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Signal Hill likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Foothill Ranch likely plastic · 1990s housing
Grand Terrace likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Lamont likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Artesia likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Corte Madera likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
San Marino likely clay · 1940s housing
Calimesa likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Newport Coast likely plastic · 1990s housing
Hawaiian Gardens likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Larkspur likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Mentone likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Nuevo likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Capistrano Beach likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Thousand Palms likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Midway City likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Acton likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Indian Wells likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Topanga likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Homeland likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Villa Park likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Brisbane likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Crockett likely clay · pre-1940 housing
Rio Dell likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Wofford Heights likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Ferndale likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Trinidad likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Blue Lake likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Silverado likely clay · 1940s housing
Ross likely clay · 1940s housing
Bayside likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Cabazon likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Loleta likely Orangeburg · 1950s housing
Willow Creek likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
Carlotta likely Orangeburg · 1970s housing
March Air Reserve Base likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Hydesville likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Kneeland likely cast iron · 1980s housing
Scotia likely clay · pre-1940 housing
Sunset Beach likely Orangeburg · 1960s housing
Keene likely cast iron · 1980s housing

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023 release — tables B25003 (occupied housing units) and B25035 (all housing units, vacant included).

Also covered

Atwood, Brandeis, Bryn Mawr, Castaic, Cutten, East Irvine, Edison, Fields Landing, Guasti, Korbel, La Crescenta, Malibu, North Hills, North Palm Springs, Patton, Port Costa, Samoa, Surfside, Temecula, Toluca Lake, Universal City.

Checking a credential in California

California licenses are issued by the Contractors State License Board, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. California licenses the C-36 plumbing contractor; there is no state journeyman license.

Before anybody excavates.A camera survey is a different instruction from a repair, and the order matters. Tell us what the drain is doing and we will route you to somebody who covers your area. No charge to you, ever. Anything else the plumbing is doing can be raised on that call too.

Call (866) 857-3202