Plumbers in Clemmons, NC

About the village

Clemmons is a village in southwestern Forsyth County, founded in 1802, first incorporated in 1824 and incorporated again in 1986. It lies about 9 miles southwest of downtown Winston-Salem in a straight line, along I-40, US 158 (Clemmons Road), Lewisville-Clemmons Road and Peace Haven Road. Tanglewood Park, on the Yadkin River, is its best-known landmark. Growth has been fast: roughly 6,000 people lived here in 1990, and the 2020 Census counted 21,163.

What that growth means for the houses

Because so much of Clemmons was built in one wave, the median home dates to 1994 and about 29% are older than 1980. Most houses are in 1990s and 2000s subdivisions, which puts many of them at the age where original water heaters, shutoff valves, fill valves and faucet cartridges start to give out. The smaller share of older homes is where a plumber is more likely to find original drain lines worth a closer look.

Water, sewer and the utility

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities bills Clemmons at the same inside-city rates it uses for Rural Hall and Walkertown, and Clemmons appears on the area map in the utility's water quality report. That water comes from the Yadkin River and Salem Lake and is treated at the Neilson, Swann and Thomas plants. The 2025 report shows soft water (9 to 28 ppm hardness), chlorine as the disinfectant, and no violations.

Sewer also runs through the same utility, but the Village keeps its own sewer fund and partners with the utility on extensions. In early 2022 the council rescinded an extension deal for a large development on Lewisville-Clemmons Road, a sign that sewer reach is still a live local question on the edges of town.

Permits and backflow

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Inspections Division lists Clemmons among the municipalities it serves, and permits are applied for electronically. A replacement water heater or new plumbing in a Clemmons home goes through that office, just as it would inside Winston-Salem. Homes with testable backflow assemblies, usually on sprinkler systems, fall under the utility's cross-connection program: testing at installation and generally every year after, with qualifying residential irrigation without chemical feed now on a three-year cycle.

Gas, and placing the call

Forsyth County is entirely within Piedmont Natural Gas territory, though availability depends on the street. A gas smell means getting everyone outside first, then calling 911 or Piedmont from there. For a leak, clog or failed water heater, call the number on this page. Tell us whether the house is in town or near Tanglewood, what you are seeing, and whether the main is closed, and you will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Clemmons and sets the price with you.