Water damage service areas across California
Requests are taken from 20 county guides covering 38 counties, from San Diego to the North State. Each guide covers the water problems that show up most in its part of the state. Whether a provider can reach your address is settled when they phone you.
Southern California
Los Angeles County
Main city: Los Angeles
Winter storm rain on roofs, aging plumbing in dense neighborhoods and the Los Angeles River basin.
Counties: Los Angeles County
Cities: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, Pasadena, Santa Clarita, Torrance, Lancaster, Sherman Oaks, Burbank, Santa Monica, Palmdale
San Diego County
Main city: San Diego
Coastal and inland homes, river valleys such as Mission Valley, plus roof and plumbing leaks.
Counties: San Diego County
Cities: San Diego, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Chula Vista, El Cajon
Orange County
Main city: Irvine
Coastal cities and inland suburbs, with water heater failures, plumbing leaks and storm runoff.
Counties: Orange County
Cities: Anaheim, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Lake Forest, Brea
Riverside County
Main city: Riverside
Inland valleys, desert towns and foothill runoff across Riverside and Imperial counties, with slab leaks and plumbing failures.
Counties: Riverside County, Imperial County
San Bernardino County
Main city: San Bernardino
Valley cities and mountain foothills, with slab leaks, plumbing failures, mountain freezes and runoff below burned slopes.
Counties: San Bernardino County
Cities: Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino
Ventura County
Main city: Oxnard
Hillside homes below burned slopes, debris flows after fire and coastal storm rain.
Counties: Ventura County
Cities: Thousand Oaks, Oxnard
Bay Area
Santa Clara County
Main city: San Jose
South Bay homes, with older plumbing, roof leaks, water heater failures and runoff from the nearby hills.
Counties: Santa Clara County
Alameda County
Main city: Oakland
Hillside and flatland homes, with roof leaks, drain backups and aging pipes.
Counties: Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Main city: Concord
East Bay suburbs and delta-edge towns, with roof leaks, slab leaks, older plumbing and storm runoff.
Counties: Contra Costa County
SF and the Peninsula
Main city: San Francisco
Older dense housing, coastal storm rain, roof leaks and plumbing failures.
Counties: San Francisco County, San Mateo County
Cities: San Francisco
Santa Cruz County
Main city: Santa Cruz
Redwood-hill and coastal homes in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, with storm runoff, mudslides, roof leaks and drain backups.
Counties: Santa Cruz County, San Benito County
North Bay
Main city: Santa Rosa
Four counties of creekside and hillside homes, with storm-season roof and gutter leaks.
Counties: Sonoma County, Marin County, Napa County, Solano County
Cities: Santa Rosa, Petaluma, San Rafael
Sacramento and North
Sacramento County
Main city: Sacramento
Valley-floor homes in and around Sacramento, with winter roof leaks, drainage runoff, slab leaks and aging plumbing.
Counties: Sacramento County
Cities: Sacramento
Placer and Foothills
Main city: Roseville
Sierra foothill and Sacramento-suburb towns across four counties, with winter roof leaks, mountain freezes and storm runoff.
Counties: Placer County, El Dorado County, Yolo County, Alpine County
Cities: Roseville
North State
Main city: Chico
Rural and foothill homes, wildfire-burned hillsides, mountain freezes and storm runoff.
Counties: Butte County, Sutter County, Yuba County, Nevada County, Del Norte County
Central Valley
Fresno County
Main city: Fresno
Valley-floor homes in Fresno County, with big-storm runoff, roof leaks, slab leaks and aging plumbing.
Counties: Fresno County
Cities: Fresno
Kern County
Main city: Bakersfield
Bakersfield-area homes, with slab leaks, roof leaks and appliance failures.
Counties: Kern County
Cities: Bakersfield
Visalia and Merced
Main city: Visalia
Valley towns across Tulare, Kings, Madera and Merced counties, with storm runoff, roof leaks and aging plumbing.
Counties: Tulare County, Kings County, Madera County, Merced County
Stockton and Modesto
Main city: Stockton
Homes near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, storm runoff and older plumbing.
Counties: San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County
Central Coast
Santa Barbara and SLO
Main city: Santa Barbara
Debris flows after wildfire, as in Montecito in 2018, plus hillside homes and coastal rain.
Counties: Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County
How does coverage work when I send a request?
A call or request reaches a local water damage restoration team that serves your ZIP code, if one is free. Nothing is booked until that team confirms it can reach your address. Coverage shifts, so seeing your county on this page does not mean a team is open when you call.
If no provider picks up, start the first-hour steps to hold the damage down, and ask your insurer whether it can suggest a provider.
What water damage is most common in each part of the state?
California is too large for one answer. The January 2023 storm series flooded parts of the Central Valley, the Salinas Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to NOAA, while the February 2024 storm dropped more than 11 inches on the Bel Air Hotel, per the NWS Weather Prediction Center. The table shows what each county guide concentrates on.
| County guide | Counties | What the guide covers |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | Los Angeles | Winter storm rain on roofs, aging plumbing in dense neighborhoods and the Los Angeles River basin |
| San Diego County | San Diego | Coastal and inland homes, river valleys such as Mission Valley, plus roof and plumbing leaks |
| Orange County | Orange | Coastal cities and inland suburbs, with water heater failures, plumbing leaks and storm runoff |
| Riverside County | Riverside, Imperial | Inland valleys, desert towns and foothill runoff across Riverside and Imperial counties, with slab leaks and plumbing failures |
| San Bernardino County | San Bernardino | Valley cities and mountain foothills, with slab leaks, plumbing failures, mountain freezes and runoff below burned slopes |
| Sacramento County | Sacramento | Valley-floor homes in and around Sacramento, with winter roof leaks, drainage runoff, slab leaks and aging plumbing |
| Santa Clara County | Santa Clara | South Bay homes, with older plumbing, roof leaks, water heater failures and runoff from the nearby hills |
| Alameda County | Alameda | Hillside and flatland homes, with roof leaks, drain backups and aging pipes |
| Contra Costa County | Contra Costa | East Bay suburbs and delta-edge towns, with roof leaks, slab leaks, older plumbing and storm runoff |
| Fresno County | Fresno | Valley-floor homes in Fresno County, with big-storm runoff, roof leaks, slab leaks and aging plumbing |
| Ventura County | Ventura | Hillside homes below burned slopes, debris flows after fire and coastal storm rain |
| Santa Barbara and SLO | Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo | Debris flows after wildfire, as in Montecito in 2018, plus hillside homes and coastal rain |
| Kern County | Kern | Bakersfield-area homes, with slab leaks, roof leaks and appliance failures |
| Visalia and Merced | Tulare, Kings, Madera, Merced | Valley towns across Tulare, Kings, Madera and Merced counties, with storm runoff, roof leaks and aging plumbing |
| Stockton and Modesto | San Joaquin, Stanislaus | Homes near the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, storm runoff and older plumbing |
| SF and the Peninsula | San Francisco, San Mateo | Older dense housing, coastal storm rain, roof leaks and plumbing failures |
| Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, San Benito | Redwood-hill and coastal homes in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties, with storm runoff, mudslides, roof leaks and drain backups |
| North Bay | Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano | Four counties of creekside and hillside homes, with storm-season roof and gutter leaks |
| Placer and Foothills | Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Alpine | Sierra foothill and Sacramento-suburb towns across four counties, with winter roof leaks, mountain freezes and storm runoff |
| North State | Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Del Norte | Rural and foothill homes, wildfire-burned hillsides, mountain freezes and storm runoff |
Which ZIP codes do you take requests from?
2154 ZIP codes across these 20 county guides send requests here. Look yours up with the California ZIP code checker, which sorts them by county and links each to its guide. The provider always confirms that they can reach your exact address.
Why are the guides written by county and city?
One statewide page cannot say much that is true for both a Sierra foothill town and a coastal slab house. Splitting the state into county guides, with city pages beneath the largest ones, lets each page stick to the hazards its readers face, from post-wildfire mudslides to winter roof leaks. A city without a page of its own is covered by the county guide it sits in, and every service below applies statewide.
- Emergency Water Damage Help
- Water Removal and Extraction
- Flood Damage Restoration
- Water Damage Mitigation
- Structural Drying
- Water Damage Repair
- Contents Cleaning and Pack-Out
- Commercial Water Damage
For deeper reading on storms, claims and costs, see the California water damage guides.
Sources: NOAA NESDIS, Atmospheric Rivers Hit West Coast; NWS Weather Prediction Center, February 4 2024 event review.
FAQ
Questions about service areas
Short answers. The guides linked in each one go deeper.
Do you take requests from every California county?
Requests come from the 38 counties grouped into the 20 county guides on this page. A provider who answers calls for your ZIP code will say whether they can reach your address once they phone you back.
What if my city is not listed on this page?
Call or send a request with your ZIP code anyway. Cities appear under the county guide they belong to, and a provider covering that area will respond. If nobody does, work through the first-hour steps and ask your insurer.
Is the restoration provider based in my city?
Often not. One provider may serve several counties from a single base, and this site publishes no provider addresses. When they call, ask where they operate from and how they would reach you.
Does a county guide mean a crew is waiting nearby?
No. A county guide describes water problems typical of that part of California and nothing more. It does not place a crew there or promise availability. Coverage is only confirmed when a provider calls you.