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 Tara Hills 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. There are 2 places in the United States named El Cerrito; this one is in Contra Costa County. Berkeley, a city of about 121,749, is the closest larger city: about 4 miles south of El Cerrito.

Homes 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. 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. 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.

El Cerrito at 197 feet

Ground elevation at the center of El Cerrito is about 197 feet above sea level (USGS). Tara Hills is at about 131 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 Richmond Annex, Albany Hill, East Richmond, Thousand Oaks, Kensington, East Richmond Heights, and Albany.

Green spaces in and around El Cerrito: 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.

Tara Hills and El Cerrito on the map

Measured in a straight line, El Cerrito is about 5 miles south of Tara Hills. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Both are in Contra Costa County. Of the 244 places on this site's list, El Cerrito ranks 10th in distance from Tara Hills. Within Contra Costa County it is number 10 of 49 places on the list. Nearest to Tara Hills on this site's list: Pinole, Montalvin Manor, Rollingwood, and San Pablo.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

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
• Tara Hills 5 mi
• Orinda 8 mi
• Oakland 8 mi

Repairs available in El Cerrito

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

If your El Cerrito garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, one call to dispatch starts the repair.

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