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 Antioch 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.

Housing in El Cerrito

El Cerrito has about 11,214 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. 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. 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. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Berkeley (about 121,749 residents), roughly 4 miles south.

The lay of the land

The center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Antioch is at about 218 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Antioch and El Cerrito on the map

El Cerrito lies about 28 miles west of Antioch 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. Both are in Contra Costa County. Of the 296 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 67th in distance from Antioch. Within Contra Costa County it is number 41 of 49 places on the list. On a map, Concord, Contra Costa Centre, Pleasant Hill, and Reliez Valley sit roughly between Antioch and El Cerrito. The places on this site's list closest to Antioch are Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg, and Clayton.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Places in and around El Cerrito

Nearby places on the map include Richmond Annex, Albany Hill, East Richmond, Kensington, Albany, and Rollingwood.

Parks near the center of 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 broken spring replacement, snapped cables, off-track doors, new garage doors, and opener repair. 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
• Oakland 8 mi
• Alhambra Valley 10 mi

If your El Cerrito garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, call dispatch: timing for El Cerrito depends on the address, and the price is confirmed before work.

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