Fremont district · 24/7
Locksmith in Centerville
Fremont's original downtown along Fremont Blvd, with the ACE station, older shops and a mix of apartments and small houses.
18 min
Avg. arrival
$89
Service call
24/7
Availability
Centerville is the old center of town, the strip of Fremont Blvd between Thornton Ave and Peralta Blvd that predates the city itself. It is dense and mixed: pre-war bungalows on the side streets, 1970s apartment buildings behind them, and a run of small businesses with doors that have been repaired more than replaced. Calls split evenly between apartment rekeys after a tenant leaves, storefront deadlatches that have drifted out of alignment, and residents locked out on the way to the Centerville train station at dawn. Because it sits in the middle of the city, arrival here is among the fastest anywhere in Fremont.
Shop owners on Fremont Blvd and in the small plazas around Thornton get the commercial rates: business lockout $119–$219 and storefront door locks $135–$425, with panic bar work quoted separately. Older buildings here sometimes have a back door with a slide bolt and nothing else, which is the first thing to fix after a break-in, and post break-in repair runs $149–$395. For renters and small landlords, rekeying a one-bedroom unit is usually two or three cylinders at $22–$38 each, done between the old tenant leaving and the new one picking up keys the same afternoon.
For apartment calls, give the building name and whether there is a locked lobby door, and be ready at the curb if the intercom does not work.
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FAQ
Questions people ask before they call
How fast can a technician reach my part of Fremont?+
The citywide average is about 25 minutes. Centerville and Irvington usually see the van in 18, Glenmoor and Sundale in 20, Niles and Ardenwood in 24, Mission San Jose around 26, Warm Springs 28 and the Weibel hills closer to 30. Traffic on I-880 or Mission Blvd can stretch that, and the ETA given on the call reflects it.
Is the price on the call really the final number?+
Yes. The figure confirmed on the call, including the $89 service call and any evening or overnight surcharge, is what appears on the card receipt. The only way it changes is if you ask for extra work at the door, like a rekey after a lockout, and you approve that as its own line before it starts.
Do you drill locks?+
Only as a last resort and only with your approval. Residential and most commercial locks open with picks, decoders or bypass tools, which leave the hardware working. If a lock is too damaged or too secure to pick, the tech explains the drilling option and the replacement price before touching it, and you decide.
What ID do I need to show?+
For a home, a driver's license or ID with the address, or a lease, mail or utility account on your phone if the address does not match. For a car, ID plus registration or insurance. For a business, ID plus a lease, license or a call from the owner. No proof, no opening.
Can you make keys for a Tesla bought at the Fremont Auto Mall?+
Tesla key cards and phone keys are added through the car's screen and the Tesla app rather than cut or programmed by a locksmith, so for a Tesla the answer is a lockout opening only. Other EV and hybrid makes sold on Auto Mall Pkwy, including Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Ford and Toyota, use smart fobs that are programmed on site.
I live in an HOA townhome in Warm Springs. Can you rekey it?+
Yes. Rekeying changes only the pins inside your lock, not the hardware the HOA sees, so it almost never requires approval. Exterior smart locks may need a finish that matches the community's approved list. If your HOA holds a master key for utility closets, say so on the call and the tech leaves those cylinders alone.
Is there a surcharge for nights and weekends?+
Weekends and holidays cost the same as weekdays. Arrivals between 8pm and midnight add $35, and arrivals between midnight and 7am add $65. Both are stated on the call as part of the total, so a $109 daytime house lockout is $144 in the evening and $174 overnight, with nothing added later.
Do you cover Newark and Union City, or only Fremont?+
All three Tri-City cities, at the same prices. Newark averages about 22 minutes and Union City about 25. Milpitas, Hayward and North San Jose are reachable in 30 to 35 minutes and are covered too, though for those addresses the arrival estimate on the call is the number to trust rather than the citywide average.
One call, one price, anywhere in the Tri-City area
Calls answered 24/7. The number confirmed on the call is the number on your receipt, with the $89 service call credited toward the work.