How many hvac companies are there in El Paso County?

The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 260 establishments with paid employees in El Paso County in 2023 under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). That code covers plumbing and HVAC contractors together. Owner-only businesses aren't counted, and the figure is for the county, not Colorado Springs alone.

What does a receptionist cost in Colorado Springs compared with an AI answering service?

About $18.36 an hour at the median, $38,190 a year before taxes and benefits (BLS OEWS, May 2025, Colorado Springs, CO). For phone coverage alone, Local Call AI is $297 a month with 250 minutes and answers nights and weekends too; it doesn't do the rest of a receptionist's work.

HVAC Answering Service in Colorado Springs, CO

Name: Local Call AI — HVAC Answering Service in Colorado Springs, CO
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Price range: $297

Colorado Springs has 202,515 occupied homes, and half of its housing was built before 1986, per the Census Bureau's latest five-year survey. A Colorado Springs caller who reaches voicemail usually has other numbers to try. Local Call AI covers that line for a heating and cooling company: it answers, sorts out what the caller needs and books it or sends you the details.

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Local Housing

What Colorado Springs's homes say about hvac calls

487,887

Population

1986

Median year built

$452,600

Median value, owner-occupied homes

60.9%

Owner-occupied homes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024: B01003, B25035, B25077, B25003

Housing in Colorado Springs has a median year built of 1986, later than the U.S. midpoint of 1980 (Census ACS 2020-2024, table B25035). Homes of that age are commonly on their second or later heating and cooling system, and replacement shoppers tend to call several companies before they book. Plenty of those calls come in while the crew is already on a site.

With an owner-occupancy rate of 60.9% across 202,515 occupied homes, lower than the 65.2% U.S. rate, so most HVAC callers are homeowners making their own repair-or-replace decision, and they usually call more than one company. A typical owner-occupied Colorado Springs home is valued at $452,600, above the $332,700 national median. Source for both: Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, tables B25003 and B25077.

Local Market

Who else a Colorado Springs caller can phone

260

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (NAICS 238220) with paid employees in El Paso County, 2023. A county figure, not Colorado Springs alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023

El Paso County had 260 establishments classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, NAICS 238220, in the 2023 County Business Patterns. That one code covers HVAC companies and plumbers together, so it overstates HVAC shops alone. The count covers businesses with paid employees; owner-only operations aren't in it. Other trades in the same county, same year: 108 roofing contractors, 210 electrical contractors, and 251 landscaping businesses. With that many shops in the county, a caller who gets voicemail rarely waits for a callback.

Cost of Coverage

Colorado Springs receptionist wages and what phone coverage costs

Receptionist, median pay

$18.36/hr

$38,190/yr; mean $19.15/hr

Local Call AI Standard

$297/mo

250 min/mo included, then $0.35/min

In May 2025, half of the receptionists and information clerks working around Colorado Springs made more than $18.36 an hour and half made less, per BLS. That is $38,190 a year for full-time work, before payroll taxes, benefits and paid time off.

Hiring someone buys a lot more than phone coverage, from the front counter to the books. What it does compare is the unanswered phone: nights, weekends and the hours when everyone is on a job. For that, $3,564 a year buys the Standard plan: 250 minutes of answered calls each month, $0.35 a minute beyond them, at any hour.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 43-4171, Colorado Springs, CO MSA; U.S. national estimate.

Local Call AI for Colorado Springs hvac businesses

It answers every call in seconds, nights and weekends included, flags emergencies for a callback, qualifies the job and books it on your calendar or sends you the details.

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FAQ

Common Questions About HVAC Answering Service in Colorado Springs

How many hvac companies are there in El Paso County?: The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 260 establishments with paid employees in El Paso County in 2023 under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors). That code covers plumbing and HVAC contractors together. Owner-only businesses aren't counted, and the figure is for the county, not Colorado Springs alone.
What does a receptionist cost in Colorado Springs compared with an AI answering service?: About $18.36 an hour at the median, $38,190 a year before taxes and benefits (BLS OEWS, May 2025, Colorado Springs, CO). For phone coverage alone, Local Call AI is $297 a month with 250 minutes and answers nights and weekends too; it doesn't do the rest of a receptionist's work.