Old Town & Mission Hills Locksmith
Mission Hills has some of the oldest and best-kept houses in San Diego, and Old Town has some of its busiest restaurants. Both need a locksmith who respects the hardware that's already on the door.
Quick answer
Action Locksmith San Diego serves Old Town (92110) and Mission Hills (92103) with residential rekeys, original mortise and vintage hardware repair, modern deadbolt and smart lock installation on historic doors, commercial lock service for Old Town restaurants and shops, and car lockouts around Old Town State Historic Park, Presidio Park and the Old Town Transit Center. Call (619) 304-9446.
Locksmith services in Old Town & Mission Hills
Every service we offer is available in Old Town & Mission Hills. Here's what we're called for most:
Residential Locksmith in Old Town & Mission Hills
Original mortise lock repair, rekeys, period-appropriate deadbolt and smart lock installs on historic homes.
Residential detailsCommercial Locksmith in Old Town & Mission Hills
Old Town restaurants and shops, Washington Street and Goldfinch Street businesses. Rekeys, exit devices, master keys.
Commercial detailsAutomotive Locksmith in Old Town & Mission Hills
Car lockouts and key replacement at the State Historic Park, Presidio Park and the Transit Center.
Automotive detailsEmergency Locksmith in Old Town & Mission Hills
Fast response via I-8 from Ocean Beach, any hour.
Emergency detailsMost requested jobs in Old Town & Mission Hills
What we see in Old Town & Mission Hills
Mission Hills, along Fort Stockton Drive, Sunset Boulevard and the streets around Pioneer Park, is full of Craftsman, Spanish Revival and Mission Revival homes from the 1910s through the 1930s. Many still have original mortise locks, glass knobs and skeleton-key hardware. Those locks can usually be repaired, rekeyed and kept, and we'd rather do that than bore a new hole in a hundred-year-old door. Where you want real security, we add a modern deadbolt matched to the finish of the original hardware so it looks like it belongs.
Old Town is a different job. The restaurants, shops and offices around the State Historic Park, along San Diego Avenue and up Congress Street see heavy foot traffic and heavy staff turnover, and we handle rekeys, storefront locks, exit devices and keying systems for them, along with the businesses along Morena Boulevard and the Washington Street and Goldfinch Street shops in Mission Hills.
Car lockouts here cluster around the State Historic Park lots, Presidio Park, and the Old Town Transit Center, where people park all day for the trolley and the Coaster. We're a few minutes away via I-8 from Ocean Beach.
Where we work in Old Town & Mission Hills
- Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
- Presidio Park
- Old Town Transit Center
- Fort Stockton Drive
- Pioneer Park
- Washington Street
- Goldfinch Street
Anywhere in Old Town & Mission Hills and the streets around it. Not sure if you're in our area? Call and ask.
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Read the guideOld Town & Mission Hills locksmith questions
Can you rekey an antique mortise lock, or do I have to replace it?
Most vintage mortise locks can be serviced and rekeyed, and we'll try that first. If the mechanism is worn out we can often source a compatible replacement that fits the existing mortise pocket, so the door isn't cut.
Can I add a deadbolt to a historic front door without ruining it?
Yes. We bore cleanly, match the finish of the existing hardware and place the deadbolt so it doesn't interfere with the original lock. Done right, it looks original.
Do you serve businesses in Old Town State Historic Park?
Yes, along with the restaurants and shops on San Diego Avenue, Congress Street and around the Transit Center.
Nearby areas we also serve
All San Diego service areas · Our Ocean Beach home base · Property managers & rentals
Need a locksmith in Old Town & Mission Hills?
Call for a price and a time we can keep. Mobile service, no storefront, city of San Diego only.