Garage Door Repair in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

ZIP code in El Cerrito

Service area ZIP code for El Cerrito: 94530.

Distances are straight-line from Menlo Park 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 lay of the land

The center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Menlo Park is at about 10 feet, which puts El Cerrito about 200 feet higher.

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). There are 2 places in the United States named El Cerrito; this one is in Contra Costa County. Berkeley, a city of about 121,749, is the closest larger city: about 4 miles south of El Cerrito.

Housing in El Cerrito

Census estimates count 11,214 housing units in El Cerrito. The median home was built in 1956, and 83% of homes were built before 1980. 67% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 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.

Menlo Park and El Cerrito on the map

El Cerrito lies about 32 miles north of Menlo Park as the crow flies. Drive time depends on the roads and the hour; our technicians' service range is up to about two hours, so call for timing. A county line separates the two: Menlo Park is in San Mateo County, El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Of the 224 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 105th in distance from Menlo Park. Between Menlo Park and El Cerrito the map shows Alameda, Oakland, and Piedmont. The places on this site's list closest to Menlo Park are East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Atherton, and Stanford.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in El Cerrito

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

Places in and around El Cerrito

Next to and around El Cerrito you will find Albany Hill, East Richmond, Kensington, East Richmond Heights, Albany, Rollingwood, and Berkeley.

Green spaces in and around El Cerrito: 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.

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
• North Richmond 5 mi
• Emeryville 6 mi
• Belvedere 10 mi

We serve El Cerrito: our technicians' service range around Menlo Park is up to about two hours, timing for a visit depends on the day and the address, and the exact price is confirmed before work starts.

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