Garage Door Repair in Palo Alto, CA

ZIP codes in Palo Alto

Service area ZIP codes for Palo Alto: 94304, 94306, 94022, 94301, and 94303.

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. 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. The area of Palo Alto is about 24 square miles; its population is about 67,901, or 2,823 per square mile. The name Palo Alto is shared by 2 places across the country. This is the one in Santa Clara County. Sunnyvale, a city of about 156,792, is the closest larger city: about 6 miles east of Palo Alto.

Places in and around Palo Alto

Nearby places on the map include Barron Park, Arbor Real, Charleston Meadows, Ventura, and Ladera.

Parks near the center of Palo Alto include Arastradero Garden, Bol Park Native Plant Garden, Ventura Garden, and Robles Park.

Public schools near the center of 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.

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of Palo Alto is about 156 feet above sea level (USGS). Hercules is at about 13 feet, which puts Palo Alto about 150 feet higher.

Housing in Palo Alto

Census estimates count 29,065 housing units in Palo Alto. Half the homes date from 1962 or earlier; 71% were built before 1980. About 56 in 100 occupied homes in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto.

Palo Alto in relation to Hercules

Measured in a straight line, Palo Alto is about 44 miles south of Hercules. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Our technicians' service range around Hercules is up to about two hours; call for timing at your address. A county line separates the two: Hercules is in Contra Costa County, Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. Among the 249 places this site lists, Palo Alto is number 174 by distance from Hercules. On a map, Kensington, Piedmont, Oakland, and Alameda sit roughly between Hercules and Palo Alto. Nearest to Hercules on this site's list: Pinole, Rodeo, Tara Hills, and Montalvin Manor.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in Palo Alto

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

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
• North Fair Oaks 6 mi

If your Palo Alto garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, call dispatch: timing for Palo Alto depends on the address, and the price is confirmed before work.

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