Best Licensed General Contractors in Riverside, CA
819 general contractors registered in Riverside hold current CSLB licenses, verified against official records as of August 22, 2026. The 8 below are the top-ranked, ordered by workers' compensation cover and years licensed.
- 4,935 active B general building contractor licenses in Riverside County; 844 registered in Riverside
- 380 of Riverside's 844 licenses (45.0%) carry current workers' compensation cover, not liability insurance; a blank usually means an owner-operator with no employees
- Median time licensed in Riverside: 11 years
- Longest Riverside licensure: since 1951
- 431 county licenses reach their expiration date within 90 days
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- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1951
- Phone
- (951) 712-3410
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1955
- Phone
- (951) 353-1101
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1962
- Phone
- (951) 684-5901
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1968
- Phone
- (951) 682-1490
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1969
- Phone
- (951) 780-8171
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1973
- Phone
- (909) 946-3697
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1974
- Phone
- (951) 788-5620
- Verified
- August 22, 2026
- Licensed since
- 1975
- Phone
- (951) 782-2360
Compare the top 6 at a glance
| Company | License | Workers' comp | Licensed since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illig Construction Company | #125852 | On file | 1951 |
| Aluminex Incorporated | #153221 | On file | 1955 |
| Tilden-Coil Constructors Inc. | #208556 | On file | 1962 |
| Roy E Whitehead Inc. | #255108 | On file | 1968 |
| First Choice Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. | #260795 | On file | 1969 |
| Stephen Schwartz O | #282445 | Exempt or none on file | 1973 |
Riverside County general building licensure at a glance
California licenses contractors by classification and CSLB publishes one on every record, so supply can be counted exactly: 4,935 active B general building contractor licenses in Riverside County, 844 of them registered in Riverside. CSLB also publishes a real original issue date, which Washington's registry does not, so tenure is measurable here: the median Riverside license has been held 11 years, and the longest-standing one dates to 1951. 380 of Riverside's 844 licenses (45.0%) carry current workers' compensation cover in CSLB's file. That is employee injury cover, not liability insurance, and a blank usually means an owner-operator with no employees - lawful, and not a mark against anyone. The contractor bond is not a signal here: 4,933 of the county's 4,935 licenses carry the same $25,000 bond California sets by statute. 431 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.
General Contractors in Riverside: common questions
How many licensed general contractors are there in Riverside?
844 active B general building contractor licenses are registered in Riverside, out of 4,935 across Riverside County. 819 Riverside-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 general contractors?
Yes. California licenses contractors by classification, and B is the CSLB classification that authorises this work. 844 active B general building contractor licenses are registered in Riverside and 4,935 across Riverside County, the longest-standing issued in 1951. Only CLEAR, unexpired licenses appear here.
How do I check a general 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 380 of Riverside's 844 currently carry. 431 Riverside County licenses expire within 90 days.
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