Garage Door Repair in Fairfax, Marin County

ZIP code in Fairfax

Fairfax ZIP code covered: 94930.

Distances are straight-line from Foster City 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.

Elevation and setting

Ground elevation at the center of Fairfax is about 205 feet above sea level (USGS). Foster City is at about 7 feet, which puts Fairfax about 200 feet higher.

About Fairfax

Fairfax is a town in Marin County. About 7,567 people live in the 2.2 square miles of Fairfax (around 3,393 per square mile). The name Fairfax is shared by 11 places across the country. This is the one in Marin County. Richmond, a city of about 115,353, is the closest larger city: about 13 miles east of Fairfax.

The houses of Fairfax

Fairfax has about 3,582 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. Half the homes date from 1950 or earlier; 93% were built before 1980. 67% 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 Fairfax.

Fairfax in relation to Foster City

Fairfax lies about 35 miles northwest of Foster City as the crow flies. Drive time depends on the roads and the hour; our technicians' service range is up to about two hours, so call for timing. Foster City is in San Mateo County and Fairfax is in Marin County. Among the 226 places this site lists, Fairfax is number 138 by distance from Foster City. On a map, San Francisco, Sausalito, Marin City, and Alto sit roughly between Foster City and Fairfax. The places on this site's list closest to Foster City are San Mateo, Redwood City, Belmont, and San Carlos.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in Fairfax

In Fairfax we handle emergency repair, snapped cables, 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.

Places in and around Fairfax

Nearby places on the map include San Anselmo, Sleepy Hollow, Woodacre, Lucas Valley-Marinwood, Kentfield, 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).

Close to Fairfax

These places sit nearest Fairfax and also have 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
• Larkspur 5 mi
• Corte Madera 6 mi
• Stinson Beach 7 mi

If your Fairfax garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, call dispatch: timing for Fairfax depends on the address, and the price is confirmed before work.

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