How many verified contractors does ProFix list in Ames, IA?

ProFix currently lists 20 verified gold-tier contractors serving Ames, IA. This city page covers Story County, 66,427 residents, and 2 trade categories from the current local pro shard. Use it to compare profiles, local Q&A, and state-level licensing before requesting quotes.

Local pros in Ames, IA

Story County, Iowa. Population 66,427.

Updated June 2026what's new

Story CountyFIPS 190185566,427 residents

Top verified pros in Ames, IA

20 gold-tier pros (confidence score 80+ — full NAP, license, and multi-source coverage). Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.

Trade breakdown

Water/Fire/Mold Restoration: 19
Roofers: 1

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Top 10 Water/Fire/Mold Restoration in Ames, IA

Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.

Data-derived local notes

Hiring context for Ames, IA

Ames is a midsize-city page in the top-2,000 launched-state city set, ranked #613 by the population value in all-cities.json. The city record places it in Story County; the pro counts below are exact city-name matches from the IA gold shard.

Population in seed: 66,427.
Matched pro records: 23.
24/7 emergency flag count: 0.
Top matched trade buckets: Water/Fire/Mold Restoration (22) and Roofers (1).
Story County hub has 23 state-shard records.

Trade counts from the shard

Water/Fire/Mold Restoration: 22
Roofers: 1

0 records carry the 24/7 emergency flag.

County and permits

Ames is in Story County. This seed does not name a city-specific permit office, so use the authority having jurisdiction for the job address and cross-check state licensing through Iowa Division of Labor — Contractor Registration.

Story County hub Iowa Division of Labor — Contractor Registration

Phone: +1-515-242-5871

Code adoption checks

State code context for Ames comes from the Iowa NEC / IRC / IECC seed. Current adoption values in the seed: NEC: NEC 2023; IRC: not specified; IECC: IECC 2012. The permit date and local amendments still control the job.

Seasonal scheduling notes

Iowa's seasonal seed describes the climate zone as "Humid continental Midwest with derechos, tornado risk, river flooding, freeze-thaw, and humid summers". For Ames, the highlighted windows below are selected from roofing, hvac service / install, and exterior paint / siding because those projects match either the city's top trade counts or the highest-urgency state calendar entries.

Roofing
Ideal: May, June, September, October · High urgency
HVAC service / install
Ideal: March, April, September, October, January, February · High urgency
Exterior paint / siding
Ideal: May, June, September · Medium urgency

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Climate resilience context

Ames uses the Iowa state resilience seed. The scenarios linked to this city page are flooding, freezes and winter cold snaps, tornadoes, and straight-line wind storms; they are state-level hazards, not city incident claims.

flooding
Iowa flood risk includes river crests on the Mississippi, Missouri, Cedar, and Des Moines systems, saturated farm drainage, and urban flash flooding.
freezes and winter cold snaps
Iowa freeze risk includes subzero wind chills, drifting snow, ice dams, farm and rural well systems, and pipes routed through basements, garages, or exterior walls.
tornadoes
Iowa tornado risk comes with spring and summer supercells, derechos, hail, and fast-moving lines that can cross farmsteads, small towns, and metro suburbs quickly.
straight-line wind storms
Iowa windstorms include derechos, severe outflow, blizzards, and fast frontal winds that damage shingles, siding, grain bins, trees, and overhead service.

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Emergency playbooks to keep handy

Emergency links for Ames are selected from Iowa's state emergency scenarios and climate-relevant playbooks. They are planning links; call 911 or the serving utility first when life safety, gas, fire, downed lines, or shock risk is present.

State 24-hour guide

Flooded basement with possible electrical hazardCall 911
Sump pump fails during a stormPro today
Sewage backing up from a floor drainPro today
Frozen pipe with no visible burstPro today

Generated from all-cities, all-counties, state pro shards, state code updates, seasonal/climate seeds, emergency seeds, and licensing/permit-contact seeds.