Garage Door Repair in Oakland, CA

ZIP codes in Oakland

Service area ZIP codes for Oakland: 94612, 94607, 94606, 94610, 94609, 94608, 94618, 94601, 94611, 94602, 94705, 94621, and 4 other ZIP codes.

Distances are straight-line from Hercules 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; the 8 largest are shown. ZIP codes in Oakland: those whose USPS city name is Oakland (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Oakland (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 Oakland

Oakland is a city in Alameda County. Oakland covers about 56 square miles and has about 437,825 residents, roughly 7,824 per square mile. There are 19 places in the United States named Oakland; this one is in Alameda County. Oakland is in area code 510.

From Hercules to Oakland

Measured in a straight line, Oakland is about 15 miles south of Hercules. That is a map figure, not a drive time. A county line separates the two: Hercules is in Contra Costa County, Oakland is in Alameda County. Of the 249 places on this site's list, Oakland ranks 44th in distance from Hercules. On a map, East Richmond Heights, El Cerrito, Kensington, and Berkeley sit roughly between Hercules and Oakland. The places on this site's list closest to Hercules are Pinole, Rodeo, Tara Hills, and Montalvin Manor.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Housing in Oakland

Census estimates count 184,530 housing units in Oakland. Half the homes date from 1953 or earlier; 78% were built before 1980. 42% of the housing is single-family detached houses. About 42 in 100 occupied homes in Oakland 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 Oakland.

Around Oakland

Places close to Oakland with a page on this site:

• Piedmont 3 mi
• Emeryville 3 mi
• Berkeley 4 mi
• Alameda 4 mi
• Canyon 6 mi
• Albany 6 mi
• San Pablo 12 mi
• San Lorenzo 12 mi

Around Oakland

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around Oakland include Downtown, Old Oakland Historic District, Uptown, Piedmont, Emeryville, and Alameda.

Schools in and around Oakland include Oakland School for the Arts, Envision Academy for Arts & Technology, Lincoln Elementary, and KIPP Bridge Academy.

Hospitals with emergency rooms in or next to Oakland include Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Museums and attractions in and around Oakland: Pardee Home Museum, Alameda Museum, and Johansson Projects.

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

The lay of the land

Ground elevation at the center of Oakland is about 17 feet above sea level (USGS). Hercules is at about 13 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

What we fix in Oakland

In Oakland we handle emergency repair, off-track doors, snapped cables, broken spring replacement, and opener repair. 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 Oakland or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line.

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