Garage Door Repair in Portola Valley, CA

ZIP code in Portola Valley

Service area ZIP code for Portola Valley: 94028.

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

The lay of the land

The center of Portola Valley is about 1,014 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Salinas is at about 62 feet, which puts Portola Valley about 950 feet higher.

About Portola Valley

Portola Valley is a town in San Mateo County. Portola Valley covers about 9.1 square miles and has about 4,397 residents, roughly 484 per square mile. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sunnyvale (about 156,792 residents), roughly 11 miles east.

The houses of Portola Valley

Portola Valley has about 1,807 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. The median home was built in 1971, and 69% of homes were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 84% of Portola Valley's homes. 82% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. 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 Portola Valley.

Portola Valley in relation to Salinas

By straight-line distance Portola Valley is about 57 miles northwest of Salinas. 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. A county line separates the two: Salinas is in Monterey County, Portola Valley is in San Mateo County. Of the 98 places on this site's list, Portola Valley ranks 91st in distance from Salinas. On a map, La Selva Beach, Rio del Mar, Aptos, and Seacliff sit roughly between Salinas and Portola Valley. Salinas uses area code 831 and Portola Valley uses 650. Nearest to Salinas on this site's list: Boronda, Spreckels, Castroville, and Prunedale.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

What we fix in Portola Valley

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

Around Portola Valley

Next to and around Portola Valley you will find La Honda, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, Atherton, and Emerald Lake Hills.

Green spaces in and around Portola Valley: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve, Thornewood Open Space Preserve, Frog Pond Park, and Coal Mine Ridge Preserve.

Public schools near the center of Portola Valley include Corte Madera and Ormondale Elementary.

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

Around Portola Valley

Places close to Portola Valley with a page on this site:

• Ladera 3 mi
• Los Altos Hills 5 mi
• Palo Alto 5 mi
• Stanford 6 mi
• San Gregorio 7 mi
• Loyola 7 mi
• Alviso 15 mi
• Boulder Creek 17 mi
• Los Gatos 18 mi
• Fremont 18 mi

Garage door repairs for Portola Valley addresses range from a single roller or cable to a full spring replacement; call dispatch for timing at your address.

For more about Portola Valley, see the Portola Valley page of our website.