Garage Door Repair in Fairfax, Marin County

ZIP code in Fairfax

ZIP code we serve in Fairfax: 94930.

Distances are straight-line from Alto 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 Fairfax: those whose USPS city name is Fairfax (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Fairfax (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.

Around Fairfax

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around Fairfax include San Anselmo, Sleepy Hollow, Ross, Woodacre, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, San Rafael, and Santa Venetia.

Parks near the center of Fairfax include Lansdale Station Park, Cascade Canyon Preserve, Bald Hill Open Space Preserve, and White Hill Open Space Preserve.

Public schools near the center of Fairfax include Ross Valley Charter, Manor Elementary, Brookside Elementary, and White Hill Middle.

Museums and attractions in and around Fairfax: Marin Museum of Bicycling.

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals).

About Fairfax

Fairfax is a town in Marin County. The area of Fairfax is about 2.2 square miles; its population is about 7,567, or 3,393 per square mile. Richmond, a city of about 115,353, is the closest larger city: about 13 miles east of Fairfax.

Fairfax in relation to Alto

Measured in a straight line, Fairfax is about 7 miles northwest of Alto. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Alto and Fairfax are both in Marin County. Among the 214 places this site lists, Fairfax is number 16 by distance from Alto. Within Marin County it is number 16 of 30 places on the list. Nearest to Alto on this site's list: Mill Valley, Corte Madera, Marin City, and Larkspur.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Elevation and setting

The center of Fairfax is about 205 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Alto is at about 19 feet, which puts Fairfax about 200 feet higher.

The houses of Fairfax

Census estimates count 3,582 housing units in Fairfax. The median home was built in 1950, and 93% of homes were built before 1980. 67% of the housing is single-family detached houses. About 64 in 100 occupied homes in Fairfax 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 Fairfax.

Around Fairfax

Places close to Fairfax with a page on this site:

• San Anselmo 1 mi
• Sleepy Hollow 2 mi
• Ross 3 mi
• Woodacre 3 mi
• San Geronimo 4 mi
• Kentfield 4 mi
• Greenbrae 4 mi
• Santa Venetia 5 mi
• Bolinas 8 mi
• Tiburon 10 mi

What we fix in Fairfax

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

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

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