Plumbing in Pearland
Pearland's residential plumbing permits are $200.00 for new construction and additions up to the first 2,500 square feet, plus $6.50 per 100 square feet over that. Remodels, alterations and swimming pools are $120.00, and other residential work is $60.00. The fee page prints no effective date. Pearland's Adopted Codes page has the 2021 IPC along with the 2021 IBC, IRC, IMC, IFGC, IECC and IFC and the 2023 National Electrical Code.
Permits & Inspections is at the City Hall Annex, 3523 Liberty Dr., Pearland, TX 77581, on 281.652.1638, staffed weekdays from 8 to 5 and closed weekends. Permits, payments and inspections run through the Cityworks portal, and you can pay fees at the annex or online there. The supply, per Pearland's 2025 Water Quality Report, is 16 MGD purchased from the City of Houston, 10 MGD from the City's Surface Water Treatment Plant and 18.4 MGD from groundwater wells; the report doesn't give a hardness figure.
Both that report and the Water Supply Materials Inventory page say the city has completed a Lead Service Line Inventory under EPA regulations. EPA's federal records list City Of Pearland, PWSID TX0200008, for Pearland from an operator address match; 125,828 people are on it. For Pearland the ACS gives 2003 as the median year built (2020 to 2024). Since the fee page is undated, ask the annex to confirm the amount for your job when you apply.
What plumbing costs near Pearland
No plumber has sent us a quote from Pearland, 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 Pearland
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in Pearland
Sources for Pearland
- Permits and Development Fees (Exhibit C Construction Permit Fee Schedule), City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- Adopted Codes, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Permits, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026.
- 2025 Water Quality Report, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Water Supply Materials Inventory, City of Pearland Read Oct 23, 2026. Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- EPA SDWIS water system inventory (Envirofacts WATER_SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA) Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.