What Is Yellowpages.com (The Real Yellow Pages®)?
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Yellowpages.com is a local business directory for finding and connecting with nearby service providers and professionals. You can use it to search by business type and location (or your current location), browse by city, read and write reviews, and ask questions in a community Q&A. It covers categories such as plumbers, handymen, mechanics, attorneys, and dentists. Business owners can also manage a free listing and advertise on the site.
What You Can Do on the Site
The homepage centers on a single search box: enter what you're looking for and where, or choose "Use my location" to search around you. From there, the site organizes its tools into several areas:
- Find a business — search by category and location to see local providers.
- Find People — a separate people-search entry point. Note that this redirects to a third-party site (Intelius.com), so you leave Yellowpages.com to continue.
- Explore Cities — browse popular cities directly, from Albuquerque and Atlanta to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston, with a full city list available.
- Questions and Answers — a community forum where users ask and answer local questions, such as the cost of a tankless water heater or who to contact for bankruptcy advice. Topics include dentists, family law, insurance, auto repair, home improvement, dogs, and plumbing.
- Get the App — a free mobile app for searching local businesses on the go.
For Business Owners
If you run a local business, the site offers a free listing you can claim and update in a few steps so customers can find you. The listing also supports posting a job opening. For broader visibility, you can learn about advertising with Yellowpages to reach local shoppers. Listing management and advertising are presented as separate paths, so start with the free listing if you only want to control your business information.
Practical Notes Before You Use It
- Location matters. Results depend on the area you enter or your device location, so check that the location field reflects where you actually need service.
- People search leaves the site. The Find People feature redirects to Intelius.com; treat it as a separate service with its own terms.
- Reviews and accounts. You can write reviews and manage a profile, and account deletion is permanent—it removes your profile, uploaded photos, and reviews and cannot be reversed.
- Privacy policy update. The site notes its privacy policy has changed and points to Thryv's policy page for details.
In short, Yellowpages.com works best as a starting point for local service searches and city-based browsing, with a Q&A community and a free app as supporting tools.