How many verified contractors does ProFix list in Portland, ME?

ProFix currently lists 15 verified gold-tier contractors serving Portland, ME. This city page covers Cumberland County, 68,408 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 Portland, ME

Cumberland County, Maine. Population 68,408.

Updated June 2026what's new

Cumberland CountyFIPS 236054568,408 residents

Top verified pros in Portland, ME

15 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

General Contractors: 13
Electricians: 2

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Top 10 General Contractors in Portland, ME

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 Portland, ME

Portland is a midsize-city page in the top-2,000 launched-state city set, ranked #588 by the population value in all-cities.json. The city record places it in Cumberland County; the pro counts below are exact city-name matches from the ME gold shard.

Population in seed: 68,408.
Matched pro records: 15.
24/7 emergency flag count: 0.
Top matched trade buckets: General Contractors (13) and Electricians (2).
Cumberland County hub has 18 state-shard records.

Trade counts from the shard

General Contractors: 13
Electricians: 2

0 records carry the 24/7 emergency flag.

County and permits

Portland is in Cumberland 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 Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR).

Cumberland County hub Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation (OPOR)

Phone: +1-207-624-8500

Code adoption checks

State code context for Portland comes from the Maine NEC / IRC / IECC seed. Current adoption values in the seed: NEC: NEC 2020; IRC: IRC 2021; IECC: IECC 2021. The permit date and local amendments still control the job.

Seasonal scheduling notes

Maine's seasonal seed describes the climate zone as "Cold Northeast maritime and inland climate with nor'easters, deep freeze, snow, and short exterior seasons". For Portland, the highlighted windows below are selected from hvac service / install, roofing, and exterior paint / siding because those projects match either the city's top trade counts or the highest-urgency state calendar entries.

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

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Climate resilience context

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

flooding
Maine flood risk includes spring snowmelt, ice jams, coastal storm surge, steep streams, beaver-dam failures, and saturated basements after nor'easters.
freezes and winter cold snaps
Maine freeze risk includes prolonged cold, nor'easters, coastal wind, ice dams, snow loads, basements, wells, and older hydronic heating systems.
straight-line wind storms
Maine windstorms come from nor'easters, coastal lows, blizzards, and saturated soils that let spruce, pine, and hardwoods fall into roofs and lines.

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Emergency playbooks to keep handy

Emergency links for Portland are selected from Maine'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.