Pasadena, CA · ~11 miles from downtown
Locksmith in Pasadena
Pasadena has the oldest housing stock we regularly work on. Craftsman homes with original mortise locks are common, and they are the single most frequent case of a customer being told they need a whole new door.
Getting a price in Pasadena
One call, one firm number, before anyone drives out.
What the work looks like here
They usually don't. A hundred-year-old mortise lock can very often be rekeyed or rebuilt, and doing that keeps the original hardware — which on a Craftsman is part of what the house is worth. We'd rather do the smaller job correctly.
Old Town's structures and the residential streets around Caltech make up most of our automotive calls here.
What we do in Pasadena
Auto Locksmith
Car keys, fobs, ignitions
Residential Locksmith
Homes, apartments, rekeys
Commercial Locksmith
Offices, storefronts, master keys
Emergency Locksmith
24/7 lockouts
Safe Service
Opening, servicing, combinations
Car keys by make
Every make, with its own key generations and what to tell us.
Locksmith in Pasadena — straight answers
How quickly can you get to Pasadena?
Pasadena is roughly 11 miles from downtown and sits inside our core area. The honest answer is that it depends entirely on traffic and where the nearest van is at that moment. Call and we will tell you both, rather than quoting a flat number we picked because it sounds good in an ad.
What will a lockout in Pasadena cost?
Call and you will have the number in about a minute. It depends on the security grade of the lock and the time of day, and you get a firm total — including any after-hours surcharge — before we dispatch, never after we arrive.
Are you licensed to work in Pasadena?
Yes — California license LCO 6801, issued by the California Bureau of Security & Investigative Services. It covers the whole state and you can look it up yourself. We would rather you did; a locksmith who will not give you a license number over the phone has told you everything you need to know.
Do you charge more in Pasadena than elsewhere?
No. What changes the price is the lock, the key or the time of day — never the ZIP code or what your neighborhood looks like. Same work, same quote, wherever you are in the service area.
Right now, at any hour
Need a locksmith in Pasadena?
Tell us what happened and your cross streets. You get a firm price and a realistic arrival window on the phone — before anyone drives out.