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 Vacaville 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. 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. Half the homes date from 1956 or earlier; 83% were built before 1980. 67% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 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.

The lay of the land

The center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Vacaville is at about 168 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Places in and around El Cerrito

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

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

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals). See also the El Cerrito city guide.

Vacaville and El Cerrito on the map

By straight-line distance El Cerrito is about 35 miles southwest of Vacaville. 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: Vacaville is in Solano County, El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County. Among the 278 places this site lists, El Cerrito is number 93 by distance from Vacaville. Between Vacaville and El Cerrito the map shows Fairfield, Benicia, Port Costa, and Crockett. The places on this site's list closest to Vacaville are Elmira, Hartley, Allendale, and Fairfield.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

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
• Richmond 4 mi
• Tara Hills 5 mi

What we fix in El Cerrito

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

Whether you search for garage door repair in El Cerrito or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line, which gives you the timing for your address.

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