Garage Door Repair in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

ZIP code in El Cerrito

El Cerrito ZIP code covered: 94530.

Distances are straight-line from Los Gatos 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. El Cerrito covers about 3.7 square miles and has about 25,869 residents, roughly 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. Berkeley, a city of about 121,749, is the closest larger city: about 4 miles south of El Cerrito.

From Los Gatos to El Cerrito

By straight-line distance El Cerrito is about 51 miles north of Los Gatos. The road is longer than the straight line, and our technicians' service range here is up to about two hours, so call for timing at your address. A county line separates the two: Los Gatos is in Santa Clara County, El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Among the 220 places this site lists, El Cerrito is number 161 by distance from Los Gatos. Between Los Gatos and El Cerrito the map shows Sunnyvale, Mountain View, San Lorenzo, and San Leandro. Nearest to Los Gatos on this site's list: Monte Sereno, Cambrian Park, Campbell, and Saratoga.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

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. Single-family detached houses make up 67% of El Cerrito's homes. About 57 in 100 occupied homes in El Cerrito are lived in by their owners. 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.

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
• Pinole 6 mi
• Rodeo 9 mi
• Belvedere Tiburon 9 mi

Places in and around El Cerrito

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

Green spaces in and around El Cerrito: Hillside Natural Area, Cerrito Vista Park, Arlington Park, and Mendocino Park.

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). Los Gatos is at about 364 feet, which puts El Cerrito about 150 feet lower.

What we fix in El Cerrito

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

We serve El Cerrito: our technicians' service range around Los Gatos 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.

The El Cerrito page of our website has its own pages and starting prices: visit the El Cerrito page.