Open data, checked against the state

Salon listings

Names, addresses, phone numbers and websites come from the Overture Maps Foundation places data (release 2026-10-21.0), shared under open licenses (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 and CC0, depending on the source). We keep hair salons, hair stylists, extension studios and kids’ salons, remove closed places and duplicates, and leave out nail-only, lash-only and spa-only businesses. Today that’s 251,679 salons in 15,883 cities.

State license lists

Where a state publishes its salon license list, we compare it with our listings. A salon gets the License on file badge only when the name and street address match a current record. We show the date we checked. So far:

• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR): COSMETOLOGYLICENSE_1.csv (cosmetology salon licenses, active). 4,324 salons matched. Official license lookup
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR): ltcosshp.csv (barbering and cosmetology establishments). 9,724 salons matched. Official license lookup
• New York Department of State, Division of Licensing Services: data.ny.gov y3u4-jbgh (appearance enhancement businesses). 4,413 salons matched. Official license lookup

Checked October 24, 2026. A license shows a salon met the state’s requirements on that date; it isn’t a quality rating, and no badge doesn’t mean a salon is unlicensed. Always check the state’s official lookup if it matters to you. See how to check a salon license.

Maps

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors, served by OpenFreeMap. ZIP code centers: US Census Bureau.

Photos

Editorial photos are licensed from Adobe Stock and show models, not the salons listed. Photos on a salon’s own page come from that salon.