Find a licensed exterminator in Washington Heights, Manhattan
9 licensed exterminators in Washington Heights, Manhattan for pest control, bed bugs and mice and rats. Public license records, local data and how to check a license.
Exterminators in Washington Heights with an active license, for pest control, bed bugs, mice and rats, roaches, rodent control and termites. Every listing comes from public license records, so you can check it before you hire.
Which licensed exterminators work in Washington Heights?
Washington Heights exterminators based in the neighborhood are listed first, then licensed ones based next door. Every listing holds an active license; tap one for its record.
Matador Systems Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16146VON 1 Pest Control LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #18972AAA Sure Pest Control Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #16012Scurry Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17879Vengeance & Valor LLC
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #19105American Empire Pest Control Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17810
Licensed exterminators based near Washington Heights
America Exterminating Co. Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #3008Clearview Environmental Sciences Incorporated
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17842OLE Commercial Inc.
NYS DEC pesticide business registration #17549
Every Washington Heights exterminator record, A to Z
What should you know about pest control work in Washington Heights?
Washington Heights has about 58,496 homes, in buildings with an average build year of 1922. 83% of homes are in pre-1940 buildings, and 40% are in walk-up apartment buildings.
HPD wrote 2,983 pest violations for mice, roaches, rats and bed bugs in Washington Heights rental buildings in the past 12 months (4th of 25 in Manhattan).
City health inspectors made 3,583 rat inspections in Washington Heights over the same period and found active rat signs 27% of the time.
How does Washington Heights compare?
| Homes (housing units) | 58,496 (NYC PLUTO) |
|---|---|
| Average year built | 1922 (NYC PLUTO) |
| Homes in pre-1940 buildings | 83% (NYC PLUTO) |
| HPD pest violations (12 months) | 2,983 (HPD) |
| Rat inspections with active signs | 27% of 3,583 (NYC DOHMH) |
Do exterminators need a license in New York City?
Pest control businesses in New York are registered with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and anyone applying pesticides for hire must be a DEC-certified applicator or technician. In NYC rentals, landlords must fix pest conditions, and they file a bed bug report with HPD every year.
How can you check the license yourself?
Ask for the company's DEC business registration number and the technician's certification ID. Our listings come from DEC's list of currently registered pesticide businesses.
Where can you check a pro or report a problem in NYC?
- NYC 311: report a housing, pest or noise problem
- HPD Online: building violations and complaints
- DOB NOW Public Portal: permits and licenses
- DCWP license search
- DCWP: file a consumer complaint
- NYS DEC: pesticide businesses and applicators
- NYC Health: rats and rat prevention
- HPD: bed bugs and landlord duties
- DOB: gas piping inspections (Local Law 152)
- NYC Open Data (the records behind these pages)
What can an exterminator in Washington Heights help with?
- Mice and rat control
- Roach treatments
- Bed bug inspection and heat or chemical treatment
- Termite inspection and treatment
- Ant, wasp and hornet removal
- Exclusion: sealing entry points
- Building pest management contracts
- Wildlife and bird control
Questions people ask
How many licensed exterminators are based in Washington Heights?
6 are based in Washington Heights and 3 more in nearby Manhattan neighborhoods, according to NYS DEC records. Every one holds an active license or registration.
Who pays for an exterminator in a Washington Heights rental?
In NYC the landlord must fix mice, roach, rat and bed bug conditions in apartments. Tell the landlord in writing; if nothing happens, call 311 so HPD can inspect. HPD wrote 2,983 pest violations in Washington Heights in the past year.
How do I check an exterminator's license in Washington Heights?
Ask for the company's DEC business registration number and the technician's certification ID. Our listings come from DEC's list of currently registered pesticide businesses.
Licensed exterminators in other Manhattan neighborhoods
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Sources: NYS DEC currently registered pesticide businesses (structural and rodent category); NYC HPD housing violations; NYC DOHMH rat inspections; NYC PLUTO. Counts cover the 12 or 24 months before November 4, 2026.