Garage Door Repair in Atherton, CA

ZIP code in Atherton

Service area ZIP code for Atherton: 94027.

Distances are straight-line from Palo 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 Atherton: those whose USPS city name is Atherton (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Atherton (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 Atherton

Atherton is a town in San Mateo County. About 7,124 people live in the 5.0 square miles of Atherton (around 1,419 per square mile). Phone numbers in Atherton use area code 650. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is San Mateo (about 103,006 residents), roughly 9 miles northwest.

Palo Alto and Atherton on the map

Measured in a straight line, Atherton is about 5 miles northwest of Palo Alto. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Atherton belongs to San Mateo County, while Palo Alto is in Santa Clara County. Among the 220 places this site lists, Atherton is number 9 by distance from Palo Alto. The places on this site's list closest to Palo Alto are Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Ladera, and Los Altos.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Housing in Atherton

Atherton has about 2,588 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1960, and 64% of homes were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 98% of Atherton's homes. About 86 in 100 occupied homes in Atherton 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 Atherton.

Close to Atherton

These places sit nearest Atherton and also have a page on this site:

• North Fair Oaks 1 mi
• West Menlo Park 2 mi
• Stanford 3 mi
• Menlo Park 3 mi
• Emerald Lake Hills 4 mi
• East Palo Alto 4 mi
• San Carlos 5 mi
• Foster City 8 mi

Around Atherton

Next to and around Atherton you will find Stanford, Menlo Park, Emerald Lake Hills, East Palo Alto, and Woodside.

Parks near the center of Atherton include Cartan Athletic Fields, Reading Park, Holbook Palmer Park, and Holbrook-Palmer Park.

Schools in and around Atherton include Garfield Elementary, Encinal Elementary, Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion, and Everest Public High.

Museums and attractions in and around Atherton: Simon Breitbard, Sense Fine Art, and The Main Gallery.

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

The lay of the land

The center of Atherton is about 66 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Palo Alto is at about 156 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Garage door services for Atherton

Typical garage door jobs for Atherton include emergency repair, opener repair, snapped cables, broken spring replacement, and new garage doors. Prices on our pricing page are starting prices, with the exact figure confirmed up front.

Whether you search for garage door repair in Atherton or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line.

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