Garage Door Repair in Albany, CA

ZIP code in Albany

Albany ZIP code covered: 94706.

Distances are straight-line from Novato 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). There are 16 places in the United States named Albany; this one is in Alameda County. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Berkeley (about 121,749 residents), roughly 2 miles southeast.

Places in and around Albany

Nearby places on the map include Richmond Annex, Ocean View, Berkeley Marina, Westbrae, Berkeley, Kensington, and Emeryville.

Schools in and around 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.

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of Albany is about 21 feet above sea level (USGS). Novato is at about 11 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Housing in Albany

Albany has about 8,157 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1953, and 77% of homes were built before 1980. 47% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 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 in relation to Novato

Measured in a straight line, Albany is about 18 miles southeast of Novato. That is a map figure, not a drive time. A county line separates the two: Novato is in Marin County, Albany is in Alameda County. Among the 218 places this site lists, Albany is number 50 by distance from Novato. On a map, Santa Venetia, North Richmond, Richmond, and San Pablo sit roughly between Novato and Albany. Nearest to Novato on this site's list: Sleepy Hollow, Santa Venetia, Fairfax, and San Anselmo.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in Albany

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

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
• Oakland 6 mi
• Tiburon 8 mi
• Sausalito 10 mi

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.