How many electrical contractors are there in California?

17,618, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026.

Which California city has the most?

Los Angeles, with 942, followed by San Diego with 479.

Data

Electrical contractors in California

Name: Electrical contractors in California
Creator: CityPreferred

There are 17,618 electrical contractors in California (CityPreferred count, October 2026). Los Angeles has the most (942), then San Diego (479).

Reviewed October 1, 2026

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California cities

Electrical contractors in California by city, October 2026
City	Companies
Los Angeles	942
San Diego	479
Coronado	343
San Francisco	303
Sacramento	295
San Jose	266
Bakersfield	253
Riverside	233
Long Beach	217
Anaheim	212
Fresno	189
Huntington Beach	162
Irvine	154
Corona	142
Santa Ana	134
Santa Rosa	123
Orange	117
Oakland	117
Glendale	113
Rancho Cucamonga	113
Buena Park	112
Costa Mesa	103
Simi Valley	102
Murrieta	98
Thousand Oaks	98
El Cajon	95
Chino Hills	93
Santa Barbara	91
Pasadena	91
Torrance	90
Oceanside	89
Santa Clarita	85
Concord	84
Temecula	84
Fontana	84
Ventura	83
Escondido	83
Burbank	82
Hayward	81
Moreno Valley	80
San Bernardino	76
Garden Grove	76
Vista	75
Modesto	72
Ontario	72
Upland	70
Chino	70
Livermore	69
Roseville	69
Van Nuys	67
Stockton	67
Fullerton	66
Carlsbad	65
Newport Beach	64
Lancaster	64
Yorba Linda	64
Chula Vista	63
Woodland	63
Santa Monica	62
San Leandro	62
Redding	62
Fremont	61
Santa Clara	61
San Clemente	60
Santee	58
Mission Viejo	58
Whittier	56
Palm Desert	55
Napa	55
Auburn	54
San Rafael	54
Clovis	53
Downey	53
Hesperia	53
Lake Forest	53
Menifee	52
North Hollywood	52
Lake Elsinore	52
Yucaipa	52
Gardena	51
Visalia	50
Tustin	50
Camarillo	50
San Mateo	49
Westminster	49
Brea	49
Fountain Valley	48
West Hollywood	48
Elk Grove	47
Santa Maria	47
Petaluma	47
Palmdale	46
Redondo Beach	45
Novato	45
Grass Valley	45
Covina	44
Oxnard	44
Redwood City	44
Pleasanton	44
Salinas	43
Valencia	43
Sunnyvale	43
Walnut Creek	42
Vallejo	41
Carson	41
Norwalk	40
La Habra	40
Santa Cruz	40
Glendora	40
Placentia	39
Santa Fe Springs	39
Baldwin Park	39
Spring Valley	39
Rancho Cordova	39
Turlock	38
Vacaville	38
Laguna Hills	38
Citrus Heights	38
Hemet	38
Apple Valley	37
Reseda	37
Tracy	37
Beverly Hills	37
Chico	37
La Mesa	37
Bellflower	36
San Marcos	36
Antioch	36
Highland	36
Rocklin	35
Agoura Hills	35
San Luis Obispo	35
Chatsworth	35
Paso Robles	35
Fairfield	35
Indio	35
Redlands	34
Poway	33
Pomona	33
Norco	33
Lakewood	33
Berkeley	33
Richmond	33
Encinitas	33
Campbell	32
Lakeside	32
Inglewood	32
El Monte	31
Brentwood	31
Arcadia	31
San Carlos	31
West Covina	31
Benicia	30
Lodi	30
Fallbrook	30
Placerville	29
Aliso Viejo	29
Monrovia	29
Hawthorne	29
Cathedral City	29
Jurupa Valley	29
Laguna Niguel	29
La Puente	28
Yuba City	28
Burlingame	28
Perris	27
Castro Valley	27
Manteca	27
Westlake Village	27
Oroville	27
Compton	27
Northridge	27
Alameda	26
Rancho Santa Margarita	26
Merced	26
Milpitas	26
Ramona	26
Loomis	26
Fair Oaks	26
Madera	26
Victorville	26
Dana Point	26
Cerritos	26
Los Alamitos	26
Morgan Hill	26
Paramount	26
Tulare	26
Sebastopol	25
Gilroy	25
South San Francisco	25
Monterey	25
Lompoc	25
Signal Hill	25
Wildomar	25
El Dorado Hills	25
Canyon Country	24
San Ramon	24
San Juan Capistrano	24
Cypress	24
Los Gatos	24
Daly City	24
Palm Springs	24
Pico Rivera	24
Tarzana	24
Culver City	23
Azusa	23
Encino	23
Union City	23
Stanton	23
Truckee	23
San Dimas	23
Rohnert Park	23
Malibu	22
Windsor	22
Sonoma	22
Atascadero	22
Carmichael	22
Moorpark	22
La Mirada	22
El Segundo	22
El Centro	21
Monterey Park	21
Hollister	21
Watsonville	21
Danville	21
Manhattan Beach	21
Colton	21
Hacienda Heights	21
Orangevale	21
Martinez	21
Millbrae	21
Montebello	21
San Bruno	21
Dublin	20
Belmont	20
Valley Center	20
Oakley	20
La Verne	20
South Gate	20
Alhambra	20
San Fernando	20
Tujunga	20
Yucca Valley	20
Mountain View	20
Trabuco Canyon	20

California and the rest of the country

California has 17,618 of the 152,464 electrical contractors in the country (12%). All states.

What is counted

Independent businesses that do this work, for homes or for businesses. Suppliers, stores and national chains are left out. Being counted does not mean a company is licensed, insured or recommended. A city is listed when it has 20 or more. How we count.

Questions and answers

How many electrical contractors are there in California?: 17,618, by CityPreferred's count as of October 2026.
Which California city has the most?: Los Angeles, with 942, followed by San Diego with 479.