Emergency Locksmith in Pasadena, CA.

This page covers emergency locksmith service in Pasadena: what the work includes, how a call runs, the hardware involved and what sets the price.

Emergency work in Pasadena is the urgent end of the trade: lockouts at any hour, lock changes after a break-in, keys that have to be replaced today and scheduled eviction lockouts.

Pasadena lies in the San Gabriel Valley about ten miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains with the Arroyo Seco along its west side. Old Pasadena, a 21-block district along Colorado Boulevard, is the main shopping and dining area, joined by the Playhouse District, the South Lake Avenue retail strip and the three-block Paseo Colorado. The Rose Bowl sits in the Arroyo Seco. Craftsman bungalows define many residential streets; Bungalow Heaven alone holds some 800 Craftsman homes built between 1900 and 1930. The Foothill Freeway (I-210), Ventura Freeway (CA-134) and Arroyo Seco Parkway (CA-110) converge here.

Technicians are dispatched to addresses across Pasadena from the line at (888) 492-0666, which is answered around the clock; the dispatcher gives you an ETA before anyone is sent.

• Lockouts at any hour: 24/7 Emergency Lockout. Home, business and vehicle lockouts, dispatched around the clock.
• After a break-in: Break-In & Burglary Damage Repair. Compromised locks rekeyed or replaced, strikes and frames repaired, doors secured.
• Scheduled legal lockouts: Eviction Lockout Services. Court-ordered lockouts on the schedule set by the county Sheriff's civil unit.

Each of these has its own Pasadena page with what is included, what to have ready and the questions people ask about that job.

1. Call (888) 492-0666 and say where you are. If anyone is hurt or at risk, call 911 first; the dispatcher will also ask whether you are safe where you are standing.
2. The dispatcher confirms the address and gives you an ETA. Any after-hours charge that applies to your address is stated before a technician is sent.
3. The technician verifies you have the right to enter. ID, lease, registration or the owner's confirmation; that check happens at 2 a.m. as it does at noon.
4. You get a written quote, then the door, vehicle or lock is opened or secured. Non-destructive entry first; drilling only when nothing else will work and only with your approval.
5. If keys were lost or stolen, the locks can be rekeyed or changed on the same visit. Standard hardware is handled on the spot; unusual hardware is secured and finished with ordered parts.
6. You receive a receipt describing what was done. Keep it for a police report or an insurance claim.

After a forced entry the lock is rarely the only thing that failed. These are the parts that typically need attention.

• Deadbolts and latches that were kicked, pried or drilled.
• Strike plates replaced with a reinforced strike and long screws into the framing.
• Door edge and jamb reinforcement where the frame split.
• Latch guards on out-swinging commercial doors that were pried.
• Any cylinder whose key was taken, rekeyed so the stolen key stops working.

ZIP codes served in Pasadena: 91101, 91103, 91104, 91105, 91106, 91107, 91108.

Addresses just over the city line in Altadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre and Arcadia are dispatched the same way. If the address sits on a boundary, give the dispatcher the cross street.

Technicians reach Pasadena by I-210, I-110 and CA-134.

Pasadena is served as part of greater Los Angeles; the same dispatch line covers all of Southern California that we work in.

For emergency locksmith work in Pasadena, tell the dispatcher your address and what is wrong. You get an ETA before anyone is sent, a written quote before any work starts and a receipt when it is done. The line is answered around the clock.

One & Only Locksmith is bonded and insured; a certificate of insurance is available on request.