Best Licensed HVAC Contractors in Palm Desert, CA
57 HVAC contractors registered in Palm Desert hold current CSLB licenses, verified against official records as of August 17, 2026. The 8 below are the top-ranked, ordered by years licensed.
- 1,055 active C-20 heating and air conditioning licenses in Riverside County; 57 registered in Palm Desert
- California requires workers' compensation cover for C-20 licensees: 54 of Palm Desert's 57 licenses (94.7%) carry a current policy with CSLB
- Median time licensed in Palm Desert: 11 years
- Longest Palm Desert licensure: since 1979
- 89 county licenses reach their expiration date within 90 days
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- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1979
- Expires
- 2027-05-31
- Phone
- (760) 346-0677
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1982
- Expires
- 2027-04-30
- Phone
- (760) 574-7621
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1986
- Expires
- 2028-03-31
- Phone
- (760) 668-4640
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1987
- Expires
- 2027-05-31
- Phone
- (760) 340-3088
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1989
- Expires
- 2028-06-30
- Phone
- (760) 567-2347
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1991
- Expires
- 2027-03-31
- Phone
- (760) 341-8387
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1998
- Expires
- 2026-10-31
- Phone
- (760) 773-0811
- Verified
- August 17, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1998
- Expires
- 2026-08-31
- Phone
- (760) 346-5354
Compare the top 6 at a glance
| Company | License | Workers' comp | Licensed since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Desert Air Conditioning Company | #374937 | On file | 1979 |
| So Cal General Building Inc. | #419960 | On file | 1982 |
| Esser Air Conditioning | #489046 | Exempt or none on file | 1986 |
| Hugh Hoard Inc. DBA H And H Air Conditioning | #510566 | On file | 1987 |
| Sipovac Construction Inc. | #581636 | On file | 1989 |
| Poe's Air Conditioning And Heating | #615733 | On file | 1991 |
Riverside County HVAC licensure at a glance
California licenses contractors by classification and CSLB publishes one on every record, so supply can be counted exactly: 1,055 active C-20 heating and air conditioning licenses in Riverside County, 57 of them registered in Palm Desert. CSLB also publishes a real original issue date, which Washington's registry does not, so tenure is measurable here: the median Palm Desert license has been held 11 years, and the longest-standing one dates to 1979. California law requires workers' compensation cover for C-20 licensees, so it is a legal baseline rather than a way to tell two contractors apart: 54 of Palm Desert's 57 licenses (94.7%) carry a current policy in CSLB's file, and we do not rank on it. The contractor bond is not a signal here: 1,055 of the county's 1,055 licenses carry the same $25,000 bond California sets by statute. 89 county licenses reach their expiration date within the next 90 days. CSLB cannot link straight to a license record, so every listing above shows its number for you to type into CSLB's license lookup. How we verify.
HVAC Contractors in Palm Desert: common questions
How many licensed HVAC contractors are there in Palm Desert?
57 active C-20 heating and air conditioning licenses are registered in Palm Desert, out of 1,055 across Riverside County. 57 Palm Desert-registered companies passed our license verification, and the 8 on this page are the top-ranked of those. Only licenses CSLB shows as CLEAR and unexpired are listed.
Does California license HVAC contractors?
Yes. California licenses contractors by classification, and C-20 is the CSLB classification that authorises this work. 57 active C-20 heating and air conditioning licenses are registered in Palm Desert and 1,055 across Riverside County, the longest-standing issued in 1979. Only CLEAR, unexpired licenses appear here.
How do I check an HVAC contractor's license in California?
Every listing above shows its CSLB license number. CSLB cannot link straight to a record, so open its license lookup and type the number in: it shows status, expiration, the contractor bond and workers' compensation cover, which California requires of C-20 licensees and 54 of Palm Desert's 57 currently carry. 89 Riverside County licenses expire within 90 days.