Garage Door Repair in Albany, CA

ZIP code in Albany

Service area ZIP code for Albany: 94706.

Distances are straight-line from Redwood City 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.

Housing in Albany

Albany has about 8,157 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. 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.

Albany at 21 feet

The center of Albany is about 21 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Redwood City is at about 8 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

On the map near Albany

Next to and around Albany you will find Albany Hill, Berkeley Marina, Westbrae, Berkeley, Kensington, and Emeryville.

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

Public schools near the center of Albany include Ocean View Elementary, Cornell Elementary, Fairmont Elementary, and Albany Middle.

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

Albany in relation to Redwood City

Albany lies about 27 miles north of Redwood City as the crow flies. Drive time depends on the roads and the hour; our technicians' service range is up to about two hours, so call for timing. A county line separates the two: Redwood City is in San Mateo County, Albany is in Alameda County. Among the 221 places this site lists, Albany is number 85 by distance from Redwood City. Between Redwood City and Albany the map shows Alameda and Oakland. Nearest to Redwood City on this site's list: North Fair Oaks, San Carlos, Foster City, and Atherton.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Close to Albany

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

• Berkeley 2 mi
• Kensington 2 mi
• El Cerrito 2 mi
• Emeryville 4 mi
• East Richmond Heights 4 mi
• Richmond 5 mi
• Montalvin Manor 7 mi
• Belvedere 8 mi
• Hercules 9 mi

What we fix in Albany

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

Garage door repairs for Albany addresses range from a single roller or cable to a full spring replacement; call dispatch for timing at your address.

For more about Albany, see the Albany page of our website.