Emergency Plumber in Hicksville, NYBackups, Leaks, Burst Pipes

The Census Bureau's latest five-year survey counts about 13,600 homes in Hicksville: 93% single-family detached, 86% owner-occupied, with a median year built of 1955. 58% were built in the 1950s alone, 82% before 1960, and only 9% after 1980. In a house that age, the usual emergencies are a main drain line backing up into the basement and an old supply pipe or fitting letting go. Know where your main shutoff is, usually on the basement wall where the water line comes in, just after the meter, and make sure it turns.

Hicksville's water comes from the Hicksville Water District, which has served the community since 1921 and pumps from 14 wells in the Magothy aquifer, according to its 2025 report. For a water main break or a leak in the street, call the district's 24-hour line: (516) 931-0184. For leaks, clogs or no hot water on your side of the meter, call us.

With 40% of Hicksville homes still heating with oil, a heating failure on a cold night is also a plumbing risk: pipes along outside walls and in unheated spaces can freeze and split. If the heat goes out, open the cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls and let a faucet drip. We don't repair oil boilers. If a pipe does split, shut off the main and call (631) 644-2084; see burst pipe repair.