College Area & SDSU Locksmith
Every August thousands of students move into rentals around San Diego State, and every one of those doors has a key history nobody knows. We rekey them, open them at 2 a.m., and keep the businesses along El Cajon Boulevard secure.
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Action Locksmith San Diego serves the College Area and the neighborhoods around San Diego State University (92115) with student rental rekeys and lockouts, deadbolts and keypad locks for mini-dorms and shared houses, commercial lock service for El Cajon Boulevard and College Avenue businesses, and car lockouts and key replacement on and around campus. Call (619) 304-9446.
Locksmith services in College Area & SDSU
Every service we offer is available in College Area & SDSU. Here's what we're called for most:
Residential Locksmith in College Area
Student rental rekeys and lockouts, deadbolts and keypad locks for shared houses and mini-dorms.
Residential detailsCommercial Locksmith in College Area
El Cajon Boulevard and College Avenue restaurants, bars and shops. Rekeys, storefront hardware, exit devices.
Commercial detailsAutomotive Locksmith in College Area
Car lockouts and lost keys in campus structures, near Viejas Arena and the apartment lots off Montezuma.
Automotive detailsEmergency Locksmith in College Area
Late-night lockouts near campus are routine, and the phone gets picked up.
Emergency detailsWhat we see in College Area & SDSU
The College Area is dominated by rental housing: shared houses, converted "mini-dorms," apartment buildings along Montezuma Road and College Avenue, and older 1950s homes on the side streets. Lease turnover peaks in August and again in January, and with it comes the year's biggest rekey rush. Landlords call us to rekey every unit to a fresh key between tenants; students call when a roommate left with a key or a housemate is locked out after a late night. Keypad locks are popular here for exactly that reason: five roommates, zero keys to lose.
Commercial work runs along El Cajon Boulevard, College Avenue and Montezuma Road: restaurants, bars, coffee shops, markets and the offices that serve the campus. Rekeys after staff turnover, storefront lock repair and exit hardware on rear doors are the regular jobs, and we schedule around the lunch and evening rushes.
Car lockouts cluster in the campus parking structures, along the streets near Viejas Arena on event nights, and in the apartment lots off Montezuma. We reach the College Area quickly via I-8 from Ocean Beach. Note that La Mesa, just east of the campus, is a separate city we don't serve.
Where we work in College Area & SDSU
- San Diego State University
- College Avenue
- El Cajon Boulevard
- Montezuma Road
- Viejas Arena
- Alvarado Road
Anywhere in College Area & SDSU and the streets around it. Not sure if you're in our area? Call and ask.
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Read the guideCollege Area & SDSU locksmith questions
Can you rekey all the units in my College Area rental at turnover?
Yes. We schedule turnover rekeys for landlords and property managers, key each unit to a fresh key, and cut the number of copies you specify. Book ahead for August.
I'm an SDSU student locked out of my house. What do you need?
Your ID and something tying you to the address, like a lease or a piece of mail. Call, tell us the street, and we'll give you a price and an arrival window.
Do you serve La Mesa too?
No. La Mesa is a separate city. We serve the College Area, Rolando and the rest of the city of San Diego.
Nearby areas we also serve
All San Diego service areas · Our Ocean Beach home base · Property managers & rentals
Need a locksmith in College Area & SDSU?
Call for a price and a time we can keep. Mobile service, no storefront, city of San Diego only.