We're a locally run, Oregon-licensed plumbing company built around a simple promise that's surprisingly rare: when something goes wrong at 2 a.m., a real person answers and a licensed plumber actually shows up — at the same flat rate as midday, with no after-hours surcharge. No call centers, no voicemail, no "we open at 8."
We started 24 Hour Plumber Portland after one too many stories of homeowners standing in an inch of water at midnight, calling company after company and getting nothing but voicemail. "24/7" on a website too often means a callback in the morning — and by morning the damage is done.
So we built the opposite: a genuinely staffed overnight operation where a live local dispatcher answers any hour, triages the problem, and sends a licensed plumber with a real arrival window. Same flat rate at 3 a.m. as at 3 p.m. It's how plumbing should work, and it's the only way we do it.
A live local dispatcher answers 24/7/365 — never voicemail or an offshore answering service. You talk to someone who can actually help and dispatch.
No 1.5x–3x overtime multipliers, no $225/hr emergency meters, no trip fees. You get a flat, upfront quote that's the same whenever you call.
An Licensed and insured contractor, bonded and insured, with background-checked plumbers in marked trucks — not unvetted subcontractors.
Galvanized supply lines, clay sewer laterals, cast-iron stacks, Orangeburg pipe — we work on the city's older systems every single night.
Every repair carries a written workmanship and satisfaction guarantee, whether we did it at noon or 4 a.m.
We tell you honestly whether something can wait until morning, and whether to repair or replace — no upsells, no scare tactics.
Being local isn't a marketing line for us — it's the whole model. The dispatcher who answers your call and the plumber who pulls up in the truck are part of the same Portland team, accountable to the same name on the door and the same neighbors who leave our reviews. There's no national call center routing your emergency to whoever's available three states away.
We're a licensed Oregon plumbing contractor, bonded and insured, and we pull permits and work to the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code on the jobs that require it — water heater installs, gas lines, sewer work, and more. That paperwork protects you: it means the work is inspected, documented, and stands up at resale.
Portland's housing stock is older and more varied than most, and the failures follow patterns — corroding galvanized supply lines, root-invaded clay laterals, cast-iron stacks, and the occasional stretch of fragile Orangeburg sewer pipe. Because our plumbers work on these systems nightly, they diagnose faster and carry the parts that actually fail here, so more repairs finish in a single visit.
Anyone can put "24/7" on a website. Genuinely staffing it — paying dispatchers and on-call plumbers to be ready at 3 a.m. on a holiday — is harder, and it's exactly the thing that matters when a pipe bursts or sewage backs up. We built the company around that commitment, and the flat-rate, no-surcharge pricing means you're never punished for having an emergency at an inconvenient hour. Explore our full service list or the areas we cover, and keep our number handy for the night you hope you won't need it.
From the inner-city neighborhoods to the west-side and Clackamas suburbs and across the river to Vancouver, WA, we cover the entire metro around the clock. See the full list of cities and neighborhoods we serve.
Save our number now — the live dispatcher, licensed plumbers, and flat-rate pricing are here whenever you need them, day or night.
A few things people ask before they call.
Yes — genuinely. A live local dispatcher answers the phone 24/7/365, and we keep licensed plumbers on call overnight, on weekends, and on holidays. It's not an answering service that takes a message; it's a staffed operation built to respond when you call.
Yes — we're a licensed Oregon plumbing contractor, bonded and insured, with background-checked plumbers. We pull permits and work to Oregon code on jobs that require it, and provide certificates of insurance for commercial clients.
Three things: a real person answers any hour, the rate is flat with no after-hours surcharge, and we're a local team — not a franchise routing your call elsewhere. Add deep familiarity with Portland's older plumbing and a written guarantee, and that's the whole pitch.
No. The flat-rate quote is the same whether you call at noon on a Tuesday or 3 a.m. on a holiday — no overtime multipliers, emergency meters, or trip fees. You should never be penalized for when your plumbing decides to fail.
All of Portland and the surrounding metro — every neighborhood plus Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Tualatin, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Oregon City, and Vancouver, WA. See our service areas page for the full list.
Yes — every repair comes with a written workmanship and satisfaction guarantee, regardless of the hour we did it. If something isn't right, we make it right.