How electricians rank on Google in Philadelphia
We searched Google for “electrician” and “electrical contractor” from 49 spots across Philadelphia, the way a homeowner does on a phone. Here is who shows up first in each part of the city, and what they have that other electricians don’t.
- 1ALB ELECTRIC LLC4.9(37)Electrician · Old City
- 2Edison Electricians of Philadelphia5.0(4)
- 3Thomas Edison Electric Inc4.3(24)
- searches for an electrician in Philadelphia in a typical month
- 4,320
- spots where Prime Electrical Services is #1 for “electrician”
- 10 of 49
- reviews on the typical electrician listing. The regular top 3 have 855 to 1,100
- 4
- spots where a paid listing sat above the free ones
- 11 of 49
Who is #1 where the homeowner is searching
Google ranks electricians differently on every street. Switch searches, or follow one electrician to see where it shows up.
Each pin is one spot, about 3.7 km from the next, showing what Google listed for someone searching on a phone there. Tap a pin to see that spot’s top 3.
The electricians Google shows most in Philadelphia
Ranked by how many of the 49 spots put them in the top 3 for “electrician”. New reviews come from each one's latest 100 reviews.
- 1Prime Electrical ServicesPennsauken · #1 at 10 spotsTop 3 at16 of 49 spotsReviews1,100 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days0Photos37From downtown8.8 km
- 2Spotlight Energy SolutionsAudubon · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at10 of 49 spotsReviews855 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days24 · 100% repliedPhotos103From downtown11.5 km
- 3Kowall Electric LLCMorton · #1 at 3 spotsTop 3 at8 of 49 spotsReviews485 · 5.0 ★New, 90 days14 · 7% repliedPhotos251From downtown15 km
- 4Sean & Sons ElectriciansWoodbury · #1 at 4 spotsTop 3 at7 of 49 spotsReviews136 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days12 · 0% repliedPhotos8From downtown11.2 km
- 5Al Filippone Electrical ContractorsElmwood Park · #1 at 4 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews97 · 4.8 ★New, 90 days0Photos7From downtown6.9 km
- 6BG Electric Service LLCNortheast Philadelphia · #1 at 4 spotsTop 3 at6 of 49 spotsReviews216 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days12 · 83% repliedPhotos131From downtown13.5 km
- 7Champion Electric#1 at 1 spotTop 3 at5 of 49 spotsReviews56 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days4 · 25% repliedPhotos44From downtown6.9 km
- 8ALB ELECTRIC LLCOld City · #1 at 1 spotTop 3 at5 of 49 spotsReviews37 · 4.9 ★New, 90 days0Photos6From downtown1.7 km
What the Philadelphia leaders have in common
Measured on the 8 electricians that make the top 3 most often.
Every electrician in the top 3 at 10 or more spots has at least 855 Google reviews. Half of the 238 electrician listings within 12 km of downtown have 4 or fewer reviews, and only 9 have 200 or more.
The leaders keep collecting reviews. In the last 90 days Spotlight Energy Solutions added 24, Kowall Electric LLC added 14 and Sean & Sons Electricians added 12.
2 of the 5 leaders with recent reviews replied to at least three out of four of them.
The electricians that make the top 3 most often have 37 and 103 photos on their Google profiles. The typical electrician listing in Philadelphia has 5.5 photos.
All 8 leaders use "Electrician" as their main Google category.
Google favors the electrician closest to the person searching, so #1 changes across Philadelphia. Prime Electrical Services is #1 at 10 spots, from an office 8.8 km from downtown. Sean & Sons Electricians is #1 at 4 spots, from an office 11.2 km from downtown. Al Filippone Electrical Contractors is #1 at 4 spots, from an office 6.9 km from downtown.
Where Philadelphia’s 238 electrician listings stand on reviews
Google profiles with a electrician category within 12 km of downtown. The highlighted ranges are where the electricians that make the top 3 most often sit.
238 Google listings in total. Share of listings in each review range.
What homeowners in Philadelphia search, and what an ad click costs
Google's figures for Philadelphia. A typical month is the middle of the last six months. The click price is what advertisers pay to show at the top of the page.
searches in a typical month. Highest in July 2026 at 6,600; lowest in November 2025 at 3,420.
What else homeowners see on Google
A paid listing sat at the top of Google’s list at 11 of 49 spots for “electrician”. My Ad Center paid for the first place at 9.
- 1reddit.combest #1
- 2electrical-contractor-philadelphia.pa-biz.combest #1
- 3yelp.combest #2
- 4thumbtack.combest #6
- 5facebook.combest #1
- 6pennsylvania.uhire.combest #2
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Google also showed an AI Overview on some of these searches.
What Aaptly does for an electrical company in Philadelphia
Our SEO expert, a former Google engineer, does this work for you. You keep answering homeowners; we handle everything on Google and your website.
We set the right main category and list everything you offer: electrical repair, panel upgrades, EV chargers, generators and lighting, with your service areas and hours.
We send every homeowner a review link after each job and reply to every review. We track your new reviews against the Philadelphia leaders every month.
We add your job photos to your Google profile every week, so it looks as active as the electricians above you.
We write a page on your website for each search on this page, and pages that answer the questions homeowners in Philadelphia ask Google.
We make your name, address and phone number match on Yelp, Angi, BBB, Apple Maps and Bing.
We rerun this 49-spot check for your company every month and show you where you moved and where you did not.
Ranking an electrical company in Philadelphia
Who is the top electrician on Google in Philadelphia?
It depends on where the homeowner is searching. On September 29, 2026, Prime Electrical Services was #1 for "electrician" at 10 of our 49 spots across Philadelphia. For "electrical contractor", Prime Electrical Services was #1 at the most spots (11).
How many Google reviews does an electrician need to rank in Philadelphia?
There is no fixed number. The electricians in the top 3 at 10 or more of our spots had 855 to 1,100 reviews, and most leaders kept adding new ones. Half of the 238 electrician listings within 12 km of downtown Philadelphia have 4 or fewer reviews.
How much does a Google ad click cost for electricians in Philadelphia?
Google estimates advertisers pay $10.04 to $33.09 for a top-of-page click on "electrician" in Philadelphia. The most expensive search we checked was "electrician philadelphia", at up to $74.34 a click.
Can an electrician outside downtown Philadelphia rank in the city?
Yes, near its own office. Spotlight Energy Solutions, about 11.5 km from downtown, was #1 at 3 of our spots. Reviews, photos and a complete Google profile decide how far past its own neighborhood an electrician shows up.
Where does this data come from?
We ran these Google searches from 49 spots across Philadelphia on September 29, 2026 and read the Google profiles and reviews of the electricians that came up. Search counts and ad prices are Google Ads figures for Philadelphia. Google results change from day to day, so a new check can differ by a few places.