Licensed Contractors in Washington, DC
Washington, DC licenses general contractors, home-improvement contractors, and pool contractors through DLCP Basic Business Licenses, published as a live open-data feed. Phone and email are not in the license data, so we fill them from public sources; the premise address comes straight from the license record. Firms based outside the District are excluded from these results by default so you see DC-based contractors first.
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The contractor market in Washington, DC
Washington, DC has 1,304 active licensed contractors, each verified against the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) registry.
Cities with the most licensed contractors in Washington, DC
| Rank | City | Licensed contractors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1,289 |
Ranked by mapped active licenses. Cities only. The full roster covers every Washington, DC ZIP.
General Contractors are the largest licensed trade in Washington, DC, with 5,783 active licenses. Every other covered trade is shown with its own count in the map above.
Common questions about Washington, DC contractors
How many licensed general contractors are in Washington, DC?
5,783 active licensed general contractors are registered in Washington, DC, verified against the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP). ContractorRoster delivers every one with phone, email, and website.
How do I verify a Washington, DC contractor license?
Check any license number directly with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) at https://govservices.dcra.dc.gov/onlineservicecenter. Every record we deliver carries its active license number so you can confirm it at the source.
What does a Washington, DC contractor list cost, and how current is the data?
Lists start at $19, delivered as a CSV within 3 minutes. The Washington, DC data was last refreshed 2026-07-12, sourced direct from the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) and enriched with contact info for most records.
Which contractor trades does Washington, DC cover?
Washington, DC covers 2 trades: general contractors, pool contractors. Search any one by city or ZIP.
Are the Washington, DC contractors in this list currently active?
Yes, every record is an active license; expired and lapsed licenses are filtered out. The Washington, DC data was last refreshed 2026-07-12 from the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP).
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Data source
Direct from the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP)
Every record we deliver in Washington, DCcomes from the state's official license registry, refreshed regularly. We enrich each row with phone, email, website, and Google ratings sourced from public business listings. Contact info present for most records.
Visit DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP) →What you get
- • Active license number + classification
- • Business name + license holder name
- • Phone, email, website (most records)
- • Google rating + review count where available
- • Full mailing address + ZIP
- • Issue date + expiration date
- • CSV delivered to your inbox in under 3 minutes