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Locksmith in Union City
Union Landing, Decoto and the BART station district, a mix of older bungalows, 90s tracts and new transit-side townhomes.
25 min
Avg. arrival
$89
Service call
24/7
Availability
Union City is the northern third of the Tri-City area and the most varied of the three for housing. Decoto, along Decoto Rd east of Alvarado-Niles Rd, has the oldest homes in the city, small bungalows from the town's railroad days with locks to match. The subdivisions off Alvarado Blvd and Dyer St are 1980s and 90s tract houses, and the blocks around Union City BART have filled in with townhomes and apartment stacks over the last decade. Rekeys at $22–$38 per cylinder are the most common job in all three, with lock replacement at $95–$265 when the old hardware is past saving.
Union Landing off Alvarado-Niles Rd and I-880 is the busiest lockout spot, with the theater and restaurant lots producing keys-in-car calls late into the evening; a car lockout is $89–$159, plus the $35 evening rate after 8 pm. Commuters at Union City BART call about dead fobs and keys lost on the train, and fob programming at $65–$160 or a full replacement key at $135–$375 is done in the station lot. Arrival is a straight run up I-880 or Fremont Blvd, and the estimate only slips during the afternoon backup at the Decoto Rd and Mission Blvd interchange.
Say whether you are at Union Landing, the BART lot or a home address, and for the newer townhome rows near the station give the building letter, since the streets there do not show up on every map.
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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.