Garage Door Repair in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

ZIP code in El Cerrito

We take garage door repair calls in this El Cerrito ZIP code: 94530.

Distances are straight-line from San Francisco to the center of each ZIP code area. Residents, median year built and owner-occupied share are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates for the ZIP code area. ZIP codes in El Cerrito: those whose USPS city name is El Cerrito (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps El Cerrito (U.S. Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file); a ZIP code can belong to more than one city. Listing a ZIP code here does not mean service to every address in it.

The houses of El Cerrito

Census estimates count 11,214 housing units in El Cerrito. Half the homes date from 1956 or earlier; 83% were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 67% of El Cerrito's homes. About 57 in 100 occupied homes in El Cerrito are lived in by their owners. Where many homes are older, original springs, cables and openers are more likely to be near the end of their service life.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018-2022 5-year estimates for El Cerrito.

About El Cerrito

El Cerrito is a city in Contra Costa County. About 25,869 people live in the 3.7 square miles of El Cerrito (around 7,049 per square mile). The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Berkeley (about 121,749 residents), roughly 4 miles south.

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS). San Francisco is at about 179 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

San Francisco and El Cerrito on the map

El Cerrito lies about 11 miles northeast of San Francisco as the crow flies; drive time depends on the roads and the hour. A county line separates the two: San Francisco is in San Francisco County, El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Of the 221 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 22nd in distance from San Francisco. Nearest to San Francisco on this site's list: Sausalito, Belvedere, Belvedere Tiburon, and Tiburon.

Around El Cerrito

Next to and around El Cerrito you will find Albany Hill, East Richmond, Thousand Oaks, East Richmond Heights, Rollingwood, and San Pablo.

Parks in and around El Cerrito include Hillside Natural Area, Cerrito Vista Park, Arlington Park, and Mendocino Park.

Public schools near the center of El Cerrito include Fred T. Korematsu Middle, Cameron, Invictus Academy of Richmond, and Madera Elementary.

Museums and attractions in and around El Cerrito: Blake Garden and Eames Institute.

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals). See also the El Cerrito city guide.

What we fix in El Cerrito

In El Cerrito we handle emergency repair, opener repair, off-track doors, snapped cables, and new garage doors. The exact price is confirmed before work starts, and our pricing page explains what each job starts at.

Around El Cerrito

Places close to El Cerrito with a page on this site:

• Kensington 1 mi
• East Richmond Heights 2 mi
• Albany 2 mi
• Rollingwood 4 mi
• San Pablo 4 mi
• Berkeley 4 mi
• Pinole 6 mi
• Canyon 10 mi
• Belvedere 10 mi

Garage door service in El Cerrito covers springs, cables, tracks, panels and openers under one licence, CSLB #1034050.

For more about El Cerrito, see the El Cerrito page of our website.