Garage Door Repair in San Carlos, CA

ZIP code in San Carlos

Service area ZIP code for San Carlos: 94070.

Distances are straight-line from Stanford 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 San Carlos: those whose USPS city name is San Carlos (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps San Carlos (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 San Carlos

San Carlos is a city in San Mateo County. San Carlos covers about 5.4 square miles and has about 30,490 residents, roughly 5,636 per square mile. Phone numbers in San Carlos use area code 650. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is San Mateo (about 103,006 residents), roughly 5 miles northwest.

Places in and around San Carlos

Next to and around San Carlos you will find Devonshire, Emerald Lake Hills, Kensington Square, North Fair Oaks, and Atherton.

Parks in and around San Carlos include Dove Beeger Park, Vista Park, Hidden Canyon Park, and Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve.

Public schools near the center of San Carlos include Brittan Acres Elementary, Central Middle, Arroyo, and Arundel Elementary.

Museums and attractions in and around San Carlos: Wiegand Gallery, Hiller Aviation Museum, and Bill and Jean Lane Education Center.

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

The lay of the land

Ground elevation at the center of San Carlos is about 100 feet above sea level (USGS). Stanford is at about 88 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Housing in San Carlos

Census estimates count 12,003 housing units in San Carlos. The median home was built in 1961. About 69 in 100 occupied homes in San Carlos 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 San Carlos.

San Carlos in relation to Stanford

Measured in a straight line, San Carlos is about 7 miles northwest of Stanford. That is a map figure, not a drive time. A county line separates the two: Stanford is in Santa Clara County, San Carlos is in San Mateo County. Of the 215 places on this site's list, San Carlos ranks 16th in distance from Stanford. Nearest to Stanford on this site's list: West Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Ladera, and Atherton.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in San Carlos

In San Carlos we handle new garage doors, emergency repair, off-track doors, broken spring replacement, and opener repair. The exact price is confirmed before work starts, and our pricing page explains what each job starts at.

Around San Carlos

Places close to San Carlos with a page on this site:

• Belmont 2 mi
• Emerald Lake Hills 2 mi
• Redwood City 3 mi
• North Fair Oaks 4 mi
• Highlands 5 mi
• Baywood Park 5 mi
• Atherton 5 mi
• West Menlo Park 6 mi

If your San Carlos garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, one call to dispatch starts the repair.

For more about San Carlos, see the San Carlos page of our website.