Garage Door Repair in Palo Alto, CA

ZIP codes in Palo Alto

We take garage door repair calls in these Palo Alto ZIP codes: 94304, 94306, 94022, 94301, and 94303.

Distances are straight-line from Ross 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. About 67,901 people live in the 24 square miles of Palo Alto (around 2,823 per square mile). There are 2 places in the United States named Palo Alto; this one is in Santa Clara County. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sunnyvale (about 156,792 residents), roughly 6 miles east.

Around Palo Alto

Next to and around Palo Alto you will find Barron Park, Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Arbor Real, Charleston Meadows, Ventura, College Terrace, and Los Altos.

Parks in and around Palo Alto include Arastradero Garden, Bol Park Native Plant Garden, Ventura Garden, and Robles Park.

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.

The lay of the land

The center of Palo Alto is about 156 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Ross is at about 59 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Housing in Palo Alto

Palo Alto has about 29,065 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1962, and 71% of homes were built before 1980. 56% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 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.

Ross and Palo Alto on the map

Measured in a straight line, Palo Alto is about 45 miles southeast of Ross. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Our technicians' service range around Ross is up to about two hours; call for timing at your address. Palo Alto belongs to Santa Clara County, while Ross is in Marin County. Of the 214 places on this site's list, Palo Alto ranks 163rd in distance from Ross. On a map, Sausalito, San Francisco, Foster City, and Redwood City sit roughly between Ross and Palo Alto. The places on this site's list closest to Ross are San Anselmo, Greenbrae, Kentfield, and Larkspur.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Repairs available in Palo Alto

Palo Alto calls cover off-track doors, opener repair, snapped cables, new garage doors, and broken spring replacement. See our pricing page for starting prices; the exact total is confirmed before work begins.

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
• La Honda 8 mi
• San Carlos 10 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.

The Palo Alto page of our website has its own pages and starting prices: visit the Palo Alto page.