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 Lafayette 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.

Homes in 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. 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. 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. The area of El Cerrito is about 3.7 square miles; its population is about 25,869, or 7,049 per square mile.

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS). Lafayette is at about 292 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

From Lafayette to El Cerrito

El Cerrito lies about 10 miles west of Lafayette as the crow flies; drive time depends on the roads and the hour. The two share a county: Contra Costa County. Of the 264 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 24th in distance from Lafayette. Within Contra Costa County it is number 22 of 49 places on the list. Nearest to Lafayette on this site's list: Saranap, Acalanes Ridge, Orinda, and Moraga.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Places in and around El Cerrito

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around El Cerrito include Richmond Annex, Thousand Oaks, Kensington, Albany, and Rollingwood.

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 broken spring replacement, opener repair, off-track doors, emergency repair, 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
• Orinda 8 mi
• Belvedere Tiburon 9 mi
• Alhambra Valley 10 mi

If your El Cerrito garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, one call to dispatch starts the repair.

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