Garage Door Repair in Palo Alto, CA

ZIP codes in Palo Alto

ZIP codes we serve in Palo Alto: 94304, 94306, 94022, 94301, and 94303.

Distances are straight-line from El Cerrito 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 Palo Alto: those whose USPS city name is Palo Alto (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Palo Alto (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 Palo Alto

Palo Alto is a city in Santa Clara County. About 67,901 people live in the 24 square miles of Palo Alto (around 2,823 per square mile). The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sunnyvale (about 156,792 residents), roughly 6 miles east.

The houses of Palo Alto

Census estimates count 29,065 housing units in Palo Alto. The median home was built in 1962, and 71% of homes were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 56% of Palo Alto's homes. 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 Palo Alto.

The lay of the land

Ground elevation at the center of Palo Alto is about 156 feet above sea level (USGS). El Cerrito is at about 197 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

On the map near Palo Alto

Next to and around Palo Alto you will find Barron Park, Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Arbor Real, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Ladera, and Los Altos.

Schools in and around Palo Alto include Henry M. Gunn High, Ellen Fletcher Middle, Juana Briones Elementary, and Santa Rita Elementary.

Hospitals with emergency rooms in or next to Palo Alto include Palo Alto Va Medical Center and Stanford Health Care.

Museums and attractions in and around Palo Alto: Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Hewlett Packard's Garage, and The Foster Museum.

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

From El Cerrito to Palo Alto

Measured in a straight line, Palo Alto is about 37 miles south of El Cerrito. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Our technicians' service range around El Cerrito is up to about two hours; call for timing at your address. El Cerrito is in Contra Costa County and Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. Of the 243 places on this site's list, Palo Alto ranks 152nd in distance from El Cerrito. On a map, Piedmont, Oakland, Alameda, and Redwood City sit roughly between El Cerrito and Palo Alto. The places on this site's list closest to El Cerrito are Kensington, East Richmond Heights, Albany, and Rollingwood.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Places near Palo Alto

Other places near Palo Alto that also have a page on this site:

• Los Altos Hills 2 mi
• Stanford 2 mi
• Ladera 3 mi
• Los Altos 3 mi
• Mountain View 4 mi
• Loyola 4 mi
• East Palo Alto 5 mi
• Atherton 5 mi
• Newark 10 mi

What we fix in Palo Alto

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

We serve Palo Alto: our technicians' service range around El Cerrito 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.

For more about Palo Alto, see the Palo Alto page of our website.