Plumbing in Odessa
Odessa's Inspection Division Master Permit Fee Schedule is dated January 16, 2018, and there's no newer one posted. It lists a plumbing permit at $50.00 plus $0.05 per square foot for complete plumbing, or $0.025 per square foot for finish out only or rough in only, and irrigation, swimming pool and water well permits at $50.00 each. Ask the Permits Division whether those amounts still apply. On its Building Inspection page, Odessa lists the 2018 ICC codes with city amendments effective July 1, 2018, the 2018 IPC among them with its own amendment PDF, and still uses the "will go into effect" wording with no newer cycle.
The Permits Division sits in City Hall at 411 W. 8th Street, Odessa, TX 79761, and the city's main line is 432-335-3200. Applications go online through MGO Connect, and the page says occupied gas and electric permits are issued the same day. Odessa buys all its water untreated from the Colorado River Municipal Water District, from Lake Ivie, Lake Thomas and Lake Spence plus groundwater, according to the city's 2025 Water Quality Report (PWS No. TX0680002).
That report prints arsenic at 3.2 ppb and no water hardness figure. Odessa's 1980 median year built comes from Census figures for 2020 to 2024. To see what the city has on record for your service line, look up your address on the Lead Service Line Dashboard linked from that report.
What plumbing costs near Odessa
No plumber has sent us a quote from Odessa, so this page carries no city price. The Texas page lists the estimates next to what plumbers are paid ($29.22 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price), and the permit fee is set by your city. How we estimate costs.
Permits for plumbing work in Odessa
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in Odessa
Sources for Odessa
- Master Permit Fee Schedule, City of Odessa (January 16, 2018) Read Oct 23, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- Building Inspection (Permits), City of Odessa Read Oct 23, 2026.
- 2025 Water Quality Report, City of Odessa Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.