Garage Door Repair in Palo Alto, CA

ZIP codes in Palo Alto

Palo Alto ZIP codes covered: 94304, 94306, 94022, 94301, and 94303.

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 Palo Alto: those whose USPS city name is Palo Alto (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Palo Alto (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.

About Palo Alto

Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County. Palo Alto covers about 24 square miles and has about 67,901 residents, roughly 2,823 per square mile. There are 2 places in the United States named Palo Alto; this one is in Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale, a city of about 156,792, is the closest larger city: about 6 miles east of Palo Alto.

San Francisco and Palo Alto on the map

Measured in a straight line, Palo Alto is about 31 miles southeast of San Francisco. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Our technicians' service range is up to about two hours; call for timing at your address. A county line separates the two: San Francisco is in San Francisco County, Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. Of the 221 places on this site's list, Palo Alto ranks 122nd in distance from San Francisco. Between San Francisco and Palo Alto the map shows Brisbane, Foster City, Redwood City, and North Fair Oaks. The places on this site's list closest to San Francisco are Sausalito, Belvedere, Belvedere Tiburon, and Tiburon.

The houses of Palo Alto

Palo Alto has about 29,065 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1962, and 71% of homes were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 56% of Palo Alto's homes. 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 Palo Alto.

Around Palo Alto

Places close to Palo Alto with a page on this site:

• Los Altos Hills 2 mi
• Stanford 2 mi
• Ladera 3 mi
• Los Altos 3 mi
• Mountain View 4 mi
• Loyola 4 mi
• North Fair Oaks 6 mi
• Newark 10 mi

Around Palo Alto

Next to and around Palo Alto you will find Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Arbor Real, Ventura, Los Altos Hills, and Ladera.

Parks near the center of Palo Alto include Arastradero Garden, Bol Park Native Plant Garden, Ventura Garden, and Robles Park.

Public schools near the center of Palo Alto include Henry M. Gunn High, Ellen Fletcher Middle, Juana Briones Elementary, and Santa Rita Elementary.

Hospitals with emergency rooms in or next to Palo Alto include Palo Alto Va Medical Center and Stanford Health Care.

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

The lay of the land

The center of Palo Alto is about 156 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). San Francisco is at about 179 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Repairs available in Palo Alto

Palo Alto calls cover opener repair, snapped cables, broken spring replacement, off-track doors, and emergency repair. See our pricing page for starting prices; the exact total is confirmed before work begins.

Whether you search for garage door repair in Palo Alto or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line, which gives you the timing for your address.

For more about Palo Alto, see the Palo Alto page of our website.