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Where we route AC installation requests
This site covers the City of Los Angeles and fourteen nearby Los Angeles County cities, checked by ZIP code. What changes from city to city is the permit office, the electric utility and the climate, not the equipment.
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How coverage is checked
The quote form accepts Los Angeles County ZIP codes beginning 900 to 918 and tells you straight away if yours is outside. Partner contractors are still being confirmed, so a covered ZIP is not a promise that a contractor is ready; we tell you if none is.
Cities and what differs
| City | Electric utility | What differs |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | LADWP | LADBS permits; LADWP electricity, so LADWP rebates. Woodland Hills averages 115 days a year at 90 °F+, LAX 5. |
| Burbank | Burbank Water and Power | Burbank Water and Power, the city's own utility, with its own heat pump rebate. About 54 days a year at 90 °F+. |
| Pasadena | Pasadena Water and Power | Pasadena Water and Power rebates heat pumps; the city runs its own permit center. Craftsman houses without ducts point to mini-splits. |
| Long Beach | Southern California Edison | Own Development Services permits and a city gas utility. Coastal: about 23 days a year at 90 °F+. |
| Santa Monica | Southern California Edison | Coastal marine layer and climate zone 6, so a different Title 24 charge test than the Valley; own building and safety office. |
| Beverly Hills | Southern California Edison | Own Community Development permits. On large lots, condenser placement and noise set the layout. |
| West Hollywood | Southern California Edison | Dense condos and apartments: ask the HOA where an outdoor unit may go before a mini-split quote. Own building and safety. |
| Calabasas | Southern California Edison | Inland heat next to Woodland Hills and a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone; City of Calabasas permits. |
| Agoura Hills | Southern California Edison | Conejo-side heat and wildfire smoke, so ask for filtration in the quote; City of Agoura Hills permits. |
| Arcadia | Southern California Edison | San Gabriel Valley heat, climate zone 9; City of Arcadia permits; SoCalGas for a furnace. |
| Downey | Southern California Edison | Older tract homes: ask whether the original ducts will pass the leakage test. City of Downey permits. |
| Whittier | Southern California Edison | City of Whittier permits; SoCalGas for a furnace. At the basin's eastern edge, below the Puente Hills. |
| Norwalk | Southern California Edison | City of Norwalk permits; SoCalGas for a furnace. Southeast county, between basin and coast. |
| Bellflower | Southern California Edison | City of Bellflower permits; parts of the city are on the Long Beach gas utility, not SoCalGas. |
| Cerritos | Southern California Edison | Tract homes on their second or third system; City of Cerritos permits. |
Utility lines: verify your address with the utility. Climate figures: NOAA 1991–2020 normals.
Local installation guides
We publish a separate page only where the permit office, utility rebate or climate data differs enough to change the job. The other cities are covered by the table above.
- AC installation in the San Fernando Valley: the hottest part of the area, LADWP rebates.
- AC installation in Pasadena: Pasadena Water and Power rebates, the city's own permits.
- AC installation in Burbank: Burbank Water and Power rebates, about 54 days a year at 90 °F+.
- AC installation in Glendale: Glendale Water and Power rebates, online change-out permits.
- AC installation in Long Beach: coastal climate, city gas utility and permits.
Not covered
- Orange County ZIPs inside the 906 and 907 ranges.
- Catalina (Avalon).
- The Conejo Valley in Ventura County, and the Santa Clarita Valley.
- San Bernardino and Riverside county ZIPs inside the 917 range.
- The Antelope Valley (935).
Sources
- NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, annual/seasonal (stations USW00023174, USW00093134, USW00023152, USC00049785) (retrieved 2026-09-29)
- Burbank Water and Power, "Residential Rebates"; Pasadena Water and Power, "Heat Pump Rebate" (retrieved 2026-09-29) — verify before relying on it
- City of Long Beach Development Services, Permit Center; Long Beach Utilities (gas) (retrieved 2026-09-29) — verify before relying on it
Questions
Which ZIP codes does this site cover?
Los Angeles County ZIPs from 900xx to 918xx, minus Orange County, Catalina, the Conejo Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley and the San Bernardino and Riverside county ZIPs inside those ranges. The form checks your ZIP before you send anything.
Why does my city matter if the equipment is the same?
The permit office, the electric utility and its rebates, the climate and the housing stock differ. A Valley house sees far more 90 °F days than a coastal one, and Burbank and Pasadena run their own utilities.
Is there a contractor in my area?
We are still confirming partner contractors. If none covers your ZIP when you submit, we email you and say so rather than passing your request on.
Next step
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- Tell us about the job. Service, ZIP, property and timing. The form says right away if your ZIP is outside the area.
- We check the license first. Requests go only to contractors whose CSLB C-20 license we have matched on the state register. If none covers your ZIP yet, we email you and say so.
- Compare what comes back. Line the written quote up against the published ranges and the quote checklist.
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