Garage Door Repair in Alum Rock, CA

ZIP code in Alum Rock

Alum Rock ZIP code covered: 95127.

Distances are straight-line from Gilroy 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 Alum Rock: those whose USPS city name is Alum Rock (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Alum Rock (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 Alum Rock

Alum Rock is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Santa Clara County. About 11,831 people live in the 0.9 square miles of Alum Rock (around 13,599 per square mile). San Jose, a city of about 997,368, is the closest larger city: about 5 miles south of Alum Rock.

Around Alum Rock

Next to and around Alum Rock you will find San Jose, Milpitas, Burbank, Fruitdale, and Santa Clara.

Parks in and around Alum Rock include Mount Pleasant Park, Fleming Park, Nancy Lane Plaza, and LoBue Park.

Public schools near the center of Alum Rock include James Lick High, Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning, Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Lrng, and Joseph George Middle.

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

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of Alum Rock is about 165 feet above sea level (USGS). Gilroy is at about 213 feet, so the two sit at nearly the same elevation.

Homes in Alum Rock

Census estimates count 2,964 housing units in Alum Rock. The median home was built in 1955, and 84% of homes were built before 1980. 89% of the housing is single-family detached houses. 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 Alum Rock.

From Gilroy to Alum Rock

By straight-line distance Alum Rock is about 28 miles northwest of Gilroy. The road is longer than the straight line, and our technicians' service range here is up to about two hours, so call for timing at your address. Both are in Santa Clara County. Of the 159 places on this site's list, Alum Rock ranks 47th in distance from Gilroy. Within Santa Clara County it is number 10 of 24 places on the list. On a map, Morgan Hill and Coyote sit roughly between Gilroy and Alum Rock. The places on this site's list closest to Gilroy are San Martin, Interlaken, Morgan Hill, and Aromas.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Repairs available in Alum Rock

Alum Rock calls cover opener repair, snapped cables, new garage doors, emergency repair, and broken spring replacement. See our pricing page for starting prices; the exact total is confirmed before work begins.

Around Alum Rock

Places close to Alum Rock with a page on this site:

• East Foothills 1 mi
• San Jose 4 mi
• Milpitas 6 mi
• Fruitdale 7 mi
• Santa Clara 8 mi
• Alviso 9 mi
• Sunnyvale 11 mi
• Newark 15 mi
• Sunol 15 mi

Whether you search for garage door repair in Alum Rock or for a spring replacement near it, the call goes to the same dispatch line, which gives you the timing for your address.

For more about Alum Rock, see the Alum Rock page of our website.