# Custom Pool Builders Serving San Jose 95125

- **URL:** https://royalpools.com/san-jose-95125-swimming-pool-builders/
- **Published:** 2026-07-26

Custom Pool Builders Serving San Jose 95125 Royal Pools by Adams designs and builds custom inground swimming pools across the 95125 zip code, the heart of Willow Glen and its surrounding streets. We are a Diamond Certified pool construction company based about 15 minutes away on Camden Avenue in San Jose, and we have been building Bay Area pools since 1969. Our five-step program takes your project from first sketch to first swim. Schedule Your Free Design Consultation Or call (408) 371-8000 Pool Construction Services in 95125 Residential Pool Construction Commercial Pool Construction Pool Resurfacing Pool Financing The Heritage Zip of the Valley Floor 95125 is Willow Glen’s zip, and it wears more history than any other corner of San Jose: the neighborhood incorporated as its own city in 1927 and joined San Jose in 1936, and the streets still carry that era’s bungalows and Spanish Revival homes. Around 54,000 residents share the zip across roughly 20,800 households, with a median home dating to 1965 per Census estimates, which means two kinds of pool work thrive here: design-sensitive new builds behind heritage homes, and replacements for pools that have already served a generation. The ground cooperates. This is flat, former-orchard valley floor between Los Gatos Creek and the Guadalupe River, so excavation is conventional, and the real planning goes into what sits above it: mature trees, detached garages, and the narrow side yards typical of 1920s-1940s lots, which our small-equipment approach is built for. Permits run through the City of San Jose’s PBCE Building Division via SJPermits.org for anything holding water over 18 inches deep, and every 95125 address draws its water from San Jose Water Company. We handle both ends, the paperwork and the water chemistry, as part of the build. Recent Royal Pools Projects Every photo below is from a real Royal Pools by Adams project. See more in our project gallery. What Our Customers Say Credentials & Standards Diamond Certified pool builder CA Contractors License #278052 (C-53 Swimming Pool, active) 2026 SF Gate Best of the Bay winner, Pools and Home Contractor categories Named to the 2026 PSN Top 50 Pool Builders list Building custom Bay Area pools since 1969 Meet the Team Royal Pools by Adams is part of the Adams Pool Group, a family-run organization that has been building and finishing pools since 1953. Every 28 Palms project is backed by the same leadership team that oversees every Royal pool in the Bay Area. Tony Adams Owner & CEO, Adams Pool Group Stan Finney General Manager, Royal Pools by Adams 95125 Neighborhoods We Serve Every corner of the zip is familiar territory: Willow Glen The heritage core along Lincoln Avenue. Palm Haven The early-1900s planned neighborhood beside the Willow Glen core. Dry Creek The established streets on the zip’s southern side. San Jose Our citywide page for the whole valley. 95125 Pool Construction FAQs Which neighborhoods does the 95125 zip code cover? 95125 covers Willow Glen and its surrounding streets, including the Lincoln Avenue core, the early-1900s Palm Haven neighborhood, and the Dry Creek area to the south. Do I need a permit for a pool at a 95125 address? Yes. Every 95125 address is City of San Jose, so anything holding water over 18 inches deep needs a building permit through SJPermits.org, with plan review in SJePlans and the PBCE Building Division at 200 E. Santa Clara St (408-535-3555). We manage the entire process. How old are the homes and pools in 95125? The median 95125 home dates to 1965 per Census ACS estimates, and the heritage core is older still, reaching back to the neighborhood’s 1927 incorporation era. Pools installed a generation ago are common here, which makes replacement and remodel work as big a part of our 95125 portfolio as new construction. Who supplies the water for a pool fill in 95125? San Jose Water Company serves the entire zip, with Valley Water managing the wholesale supply and groundwater basin. We test the fill water on fill day and balance the startup chemistry to it. Can you work with the tight side yards on older 95125 lots? Yes, that is standard practice here. The 1920s-1940s lots pair detached garages with narrow side yards and mature street trees, so we scale excavation equipment to the access that exists and protect the landscaping that gives these streets their character. What pool designs suit 95125's heritage homes? Classic geometry, period-sympathetic coping, and hardscape matched to bungalow and Spanish Revival architecture. A heritage neighborhood deserves a pool that looks like it was always meant to be there, and that is the design brief we start from. Serving Every Street in 95125 The 95125 Zip Code Our San Jose Showroom Visiting Our Showroom from 95125 Our showroom at 2258 Camden Ave is about 15 minutes from anywhere in 95125, one zip to the south in Cambrian. Come compare finishes, tile, and equipment in person. Get directions from 95125 → Part of Our San Jose Service Area Swimming Pool Builders in San Jose, CA Ready to Build Your Pool in 95125? Start with a free design consultation at your home or in our San Jose showroom. Schedule Your Free Design Consultation Royal Pools by Adams | 2258 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124 | (408) 371-8000 | Mon-Fri 8am-4pm | CSLB #278052