Garage Door Repair in Albany, CA

ZIP code in Albany

ZIP code we serve in Albany: 94706.

Distances are straight-line from Hillsborough 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.

From Hillsborough to Albany

Measured in a straight line, Albany is about 23 miles north of Hillsborough. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Albany belongs to Alameda County, while Hillsborough is in San Mateo County. Of the 215 places on this site's list, Albany ranks 60th in distance from Hillsborough. On a map, South San Francisco and Brisbane sit roughly between Hillsborough and Albany. The places on this site's list closest to Hillsborough are Baywood Park, Burlingame, San Mateo, and Highlands.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Homes in Albany

Census estimates count 8,157 housing units in Albany. The median home was built in 1953, and 77% of homes were built before 1980. 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.

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. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Berkeley (about 121,749 residents), roughly 2 miles southeast.

Around Albany

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around Albany include Albany Hill, Richmond Annex, Ocean View, 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.

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
• Pinole 8 mi
• San Francisco 9 mi

The lay of the land

The center of Albany is about 21 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Hillsborough is at about 295 feet, which puts Albany about 250 feet lower.

What we fix in Albany

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

Albany garage door repair means the same thing to us every time: a licensed contractor, a clear price before work, and a van stocked for the job.

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