Well Drilling Companies Near Me

When you search for well drilling companies near me in Central Florida, the results can feel like a lottery — but the company you choose will affect your water supply for decades, so it's worth knowing what to look for before you call.

What "Local" Actually Means for a Well Drilling Company

A contractor based in your county isn't just convenient — they're genuinely better equipped to do the job right. Polk County sits over a complex layered aquifer system, and the depth, casing type, and pump sizing that work in one neighborhood may be completely wrong two miles away. A driller who has worked this geology for years knows where the water table runs shallow, where you'll hit rock, and which formations tend to produce iron-heavy or sulfur-laced water.

Dunham Well Drilling has been drilling wells across Winter Haven and the broader Central Florida region since 1950 — 76 years of reading Polk County's underground. That's not a marketing line; it translates directly into fewer surprises on your job.

What to Ask Any Well Drilling Company Before You Hire

Before you commit to anyone, ask these questions:

• Are you a Licensed Water Well Drilling Contractor in Florida? Licensing is required by the state. If they hesitate, walk away.
• Are you a member of the Florida Ground Water Association (FGWA)? Membership signals a commitment to industry standards and continuing education.
• Do you handle pump and pressure tank installation as part of a new well job? Some drillers hand you a hole in the ground and leave the rest to someone else. A full-service shop handles the whole system.
• Do you carry name-brand equipment? Ask specifically about the pump brands they stock and whether they can service what they sell.

Dunham is a licensed contractor and a Florida Ground Water Association member. We drill the well, install the pump and pressure tank, and stock brands like Goulds, Sta-Rite, Grundfos, and Schaefer — new and used.

Services a Full-Service Well Driller Should Offer

A company that only drills wells is only half the picture. Once a well is in the ground, it needs a pump, a pressure tank, and — depending on your water chemistry — a treatment system. If you're calling three different contractors for those pieces, you're multiplying your costs and your headaches.

Here's what a complete well services company should be able to handle:

• New well drilling — residential, agricultural, and commercial, from 2-inch shallow irrigation wells to 4–8 inch deep drinking water wells
• Pump repair and installation — jet pumps, submersible pumps, turbine pumps, centrifugal pumps, and pressure tanks
• Water filtration and treatment — softeners, iron removal, chlorination, and hydrogen sulfide treatment for that rotten-egg smell
• Irrigation system work — repair and installation, including pump diagnosis
• Lightning damage repair — Central Florida leads the country in lightning strikes per year, and a single hit can wipe out your pump, pressure switch, and controls
• Well abandonment — required by Florida Statutes when a well goes out of service, with state rebate paperwork available

The Machine Shop Advantage

Most well pump companies send failed pumps out to a third-party rebuilder, which adds time and cost. Dunham runs a full-line machine shop on-site, which means we rebuild pumps and turbines in-house. When your water is out, that matters.

Serving Polk County and Central Florida

If you're in Winter Haven, Plant City, Zephyrhills, Kissimmee, or anywhere across Polk County, you're in our regular service area. We've drilled and serviced wells in this region across three generations of the Dunham family, and we know the ground under your property the way a good mechanic knows a familiar engine.

Our shop is located at 1341 42nd Street NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881, and we're open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. We also run a 24/7 answering service — always live — with calls returned within 48 hours.

One note on emergencies: if your drinking water well has stopped working, or you manage a mobile-home-park well that is down, call us immediately at (863) 965-2881. Those situations go to the front of the line.

Ready to Talk to a Well Driller Who Knows Polk County?

Whether you need a new well drilled, a pump replaced, a water quality problem solved, or a damaged system repaired after a lightning strike, call Dunham Well Drilling at (863) 965-2881. We're a licensed, FGWA-member contractor with 76 years in the ground here — and unlike most well companies, we handle pump repair and installation, water treatment, and irrigation work under one roof, with our own machine shop to back it up.