Trade counts from the shard
- General Contractors: 2
- Plumbers: 1
0 records carry the 24/7 emergency flag.
Local pros in Salem, VA
Salem County, Virginia. Population 25,340.
Updated what's newSalem CountyFIPS 517000025,340 residents
Top verified pros in Salem, VA
3 pros from public records. Ranked by ProFix data-confidence: complete licensed contact details and multi-source public-record coverage; ProFix verifies state licenses where available; never by payment.
- General Contractors
- General Contractors
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Hiring context for Salem, VA
Salem is a midsize-city page in the top-2,000 launched-state city set, ranked #1,814 by the population value in all-cities.json. The city record places it in Salem city; the pro counts below are exact city-name matches from the VA gold shard.
- Population in seed: 25,340.
- Matched pro records: 3.
- 24/7 emergency flag count: 0.
- Top matched trade buckets: General Contractors (2) and Plumbers (1).
- Salem city does not meet the generated county-hub link threshold in this seed.
County and permits
Salem is in Salem city. 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 Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) — Board for Contractors.
Phone: +1-804-367-8500
Permit pointer
Code adoption checks
State code context for Salem comes from the Virginia 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
Virginia's seasonal seed describes the climate zone as "Mid-Atlantic humid subtropical coast, Piedmont, and Appalachian freeze zones". For Salem, the highlighted windows below are selected from plumbing inspection, hvac service / install, and roofing because those projects match either the city's top trade counts or the highest-urgency state calendar entries.
- Plumbing inspectionIdeal: March, April, May, September, October, November · Medium urgency
- HVAC service / installIdeal: March, April, October, November, December, January · High urgency
- RoofingIdeal: March, April, May, October, November · High urgency
Climate resilience context
Salem uses the Virginia state resilience seed. The scenarios linked to this city page are flooding, freezes and winter cold snaps, and hurricanes / coastal tropical storms; they are state-level hazards, not city incident claims.
- flooding
Virginia flooding comes from Chesapeake and Atlantic surge, mountain flash floods, and urban stormwater in older neighborhoods.
- freezes and winter cold snaps
Virginia freezes can hit mountain, Piedmont, and coastal homes differently, with crawlspace plumbing, heat pumps, and older roofs most exposed.
- hurricanes / coastal tropical storms
Virginia's risk runs from Hampton Roads surge and Chesapeake Bay tides to inland flash flooding and tree damage from tropical remnants.
Emergency playbooks to keep handy
Emergency links for Salem are selected from Virginia'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.
Generated from all-cities, all-counties, state pro shards, state code updates, seasonal/climate seeds, emergency seeds, and licensing/permit-contact seeds.