Garage Door Repair in Albany, CA

ZIP code in Albany

ZIP code we serve in Albany: 94706.

Distances are straight-line from Portola Valley 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 Albany: those whose USPS city name is Albany (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Albany (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 Albany

Albany is a city in Alameda County. About 20,027 people live in the 1.8 square miles of Albany (around 11,188 per square mile). The name Albany is shared by 16 places across the country. This is the one in Alameda County. Berkeley, a city of about 121,749, is the closest larger city: about 2 miles southeast of Albany.

From Portola Valley to Albany

By straight-line distance Albany is about 37 miles north of Portola Valley. 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. Portola Valley is in San Mateo County and Albany is in Alameda County. Of the 199 places on this site's list, Albany ranks 110th in distance from Portola Valley. Between Portola Valley and Albany the map shows Emerald Lake Hills, San Carlos, Foster City, and Alameda. The places on this site's list closest to Portola Valley are Ladera, La Honda, Woodside, and West Menlo Park.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Housing in Albany

Census estimates count 8,157 housing units in Albany. Half the homes date from 1953 or earlier; 77% were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 47% of Albany's homes. About 51 in 100 occupied homes in Albany 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 Albany.

Close to Albany

These places sit nearest Albany and also have a page on this site:

• Berkeley 2 mi
• Kensington 2 mi
• Emeryville 4 mi
• East Richmond Heights 4 mi
• Richmond 5 mi
• San Pablo 5 mi
• Oakland 6 mi
• Montalvin Manor 7 mi
• Pinole 8 mi

On the map near Albany

Nearby places on the map include University Village, Richmond Annex, Ocean View, Berkeley, Kensington, and El Cerrito.

Parks in and around Albany include Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, Albany Hill Park, Ocean View Park, and Creekside Park.

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

The lay of the land

The center of Albany is about 21 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Portola Valley is at about 1,014 feet, which puts Albany about 1,000 feet lower.

What we fix in Albany

In Albany we handle new garage doors, off-track doors, broken spring replacement, 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 Albany or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line, which gives you the timing for your address.

Prefer the Albany pages themselves? Go to the Albany page of our website.