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 Oakland 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.

Oakland and El Cerrito on the map

By straight-line distance El Cerrito is about 8 miles north of Oakland, which is a map measurement rather than a drive time. El Cerrito belongs to Contra Costa County, while Oakland is in Alameda County. Among the 242 places this site lists, El Cerrito is number 9 by distance from Oakland. The places on this site's list closest to Oakland are Piedmont, Emeryville, Berkeley, and Alameda.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Homes in El Cerrito

Census estimates count 11,214 housing units in El Cerrito. Half the homes date from 1956 or earlier. 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.

Close to El Cerrito

These places sit nearest El Cerrito and 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
• Tara Hills 5 mi
• Montalvin Manor 6 mi
• Emeryville 6 mi
• Belvedere Tiburon 9 mi

Around El Cerrito

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around El Cerrito include Albany Hill, Thousand Oaks, Kensington, East Richmond Heights, Rollingwood, and San Pablo.

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.

The lay of the land

Ground elevation at the center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS). Oakland is at about 17 feet, which puts El Cerrito about 200 feet higher.

Repairs available in El Cerrito

El Cerrito calls cover emergency repair, snapped cables, off-track doors, broken spring replacement, and opener repair. See our pricing page for starting prices; the exact total is confirmed before work begins.

Garage door repairs for El Cerrito addresses range from a single roller or cable to a full spring replacement, all handled through one dispatch line.

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