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 Leandro 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.

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 name El Cerrito is shared by 2 places across the country. This is the one in Contra Costa County. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Berkeley (about 121,749 residents), roughly 4 miles south.

From San Leandro to El Cerrito

By straight-line distance El Cerrito is about 17 miles northwest of San Leandro, which is a map measurement rather than a drive time. San Leandro is in Alameda County and El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Among the 249 places this site lists, El Cerrito is number 56 by distance from San Leandro. On a map, Oakland, Piedmont, and Berkeley sit roughly between San Leandro and El Cerrito. The places on this site's list closest to San Leandro are San Lorenzo, Ashland, Cherryland, and Castro Valley.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Housing in El Cerrito

El Cerrito has about 11,214 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1956. Single-family detached houses make up 67% of El Cerrito'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 El Cerrito.

Places near El Cerrito

Other places near El Cerrito that also have 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
• Emeryville 6 mi
• Rodeo 9 mi
• Tiburon 9 mi

Around El Cerrito

Next to and around El Cerrito you will find Richmond Annex, Albany Hill, Thousand Oaks, Kensington, Albany, and Berkeley.

Parks near the center of El Cerrito include Hillside Natural Area, Cerrito Vista Park, Arlington Park, and Mendocino Park.

Schools in and around 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.

The lay of the land

The center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). San Leandro is at about 18 feet, which puts El Cerrito about 200 feet higher.

What we fix in El Cerrito

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

El Cerrito garage door repair means the same thing to us every time: a licensed contractor, a clear price before work, and a van stocked for the job.

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