Garage Door Repair in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County

ZIP code in El Cerrito

ZIP code we serve in El Cerrito: 94530.

Distances are straight-line from Alameda 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. The area of El Cerrito is about 3.7 square miles; its population is about 25,869, or 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.

El Cerrito in relation to Alameda

By straight-line distance El Cerrito is about 12 miles north of Alameda, which is a map measurement rather than a drive time. A county line separates the two: Alameda is in Alameda County, El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Of the 242 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 24th in distance from Alameda. On a map, Oakland, Emeryville, and Berkeley sit roughly between Alameda and El Cerrito. Nearest to Alameda on this site's list: Oakland, Piedmont, San Leandro, and Emeryville.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

The houses of 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
• Richmond 4 mi
• Rodeo 9 mi
• Belvedere Tiburon 9 mi
• Belvedere 10 mi

On the map near El Cerrito

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around El Cerrito include Richmond Annex, Albany Hill, Kensington, East Richmond Heights, San Pablo, and Berkeley.

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

Ground elevation at the center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS). Alameda is at about 14 feet, which puts El Cerrito about 200 feet higher.

What we fix in El Cerrito

In El Cerrito we handle new garage doors, snapped cables, opener repair, broken spring replacement, and off-track 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.