LakewoodLos Angeles County
5150 Candlewood St, Suite 17B
Lakewood, CA 90712
Mon–Sun: Open 24 hours
Signal Hill locksmith service. For the city inside Long Beach.
- Local Lakewood shop
- Calls answered 24/7
- Homes, cars & businesses
Signal Hill is surrounded on every side by Long Beach, and our Lakewood shop covers both. As your Signal Hill locksmith we open homes and cars, rekey and replace locks, and handle business doors for owners up the hill and along its retail streets.
Our services
Locks, keys and lockouts in Signal Hill
Small city, mixed jobs: about half the homes here are owner-occupied, and businesses fill the commercial streets. Nothing starts until you've agreed to the job and its price on site. See <a href="/commercial-locksmith/">commercial locks</a>, <a href="/lock-change/">lock changes</a> and <a href="/safe-locksmith/">safe opening</a>.
Open 24/7 Emergency Locksmith
Locked out, key snapped or door forced? Calls are answered around the clock, and the tech arrives ready for the situation you describe.
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Car Locksmith
Car and trunk lockouts opened without broken glass, plus worn ignitions and door locks that won't take the key.
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New transponder keys, remote fobs and smart keys cut and programmed so the immobilizer recognizes them.
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Residential Locksmith
Every lock on the house, from the front deadbolt to the side gate, repaired, upgraded or keyed to one plan.
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Lock Rekey
Moved in or lost a key? Fresh pins in the cylinders you already own retire every old key.
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Commercial Locksmith
Master key systems, panic bars, mortise locks and staff-change rekeys for offices, shops and multi-unit buildings.
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Current offers
Mention an offer when you call. One offer per visit.
$15
Off
Home or car lockout
Residential and vehicle lockouts
10%
Off
Rekey 3+ locks
Same visit, same property
$20
Off
Car key replacement
Cut and programmed keys
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Sample offers pending owner approval. Offers can't be combined. Ask the locksmith for details.
Signal Hill lock help
Need a locksmith in Signal Hill?
Signal Hill packs homes, oil history and a busy retail base into a small city. Oil was struck here in 1921 at the Alamitos Well No. 1, the hill was later covered in derricks, and some wells still pump today. Costco, The Home Depot and Target have been among the city's largest employers. That mix of homes and businesses shapes what we're called for.
Residential calls are mostly lockouts, rekeys after a move and new deadbolts. Business calls are lock changes after an employee leaves, storefront lock repairs, master keying and safe openings. Before opening any door, car or safe, the tech checks ID and proof of ownership or tenancy.
Call a locksmith Why Signal Hill calls us
Close by, around the clock
Our Lakewood shop covers Signal Hill along with the Long Beach neighborhoods around it. Ring (562) 534-1992 at any hour.
- Shop in Lakewood
- Calls answered 24/7
- ID check before entry
- Price confirmed before work
How a visit works
From your call to a working lock.
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Call and describe the job
Say what's locked or lost, the address, and anything you know about the lock or key: car year and model, deadbolt brand, number of doors. That decides which tools and blanks come with the locksmith.
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ID check and a confirmed price
On arrival the locksmith checks ID and proof that you live there or own the vehicle, looks at the lock, and confirms the work and the price with you. Nothing starts until you agree.
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The work, then a test
The door is opened, the lock rekeyed or replaced, or the key cut and programmed. Every key is tried in its lock, and every fob is tested on the car, before the locksmith leaves.
Signal Hill locks
Rekey, replace & install for homes and businesses
When keys are lost or staff change, a <a href="/lock-rekey/">rekey</a> makes every old key useless without touching the door hardware. If a commercial lock is worn, damaged or keeps failing, we <a href="/lock-change/">replace it</a> with hardware that fits the door.
At home, we <a href="/lock-installation/">install deadbolts and smart locks</a> and can key the house to a single key. Need to get into a safe after the combination was lost? Our <a href="/safe-locksmith/">safe locksmith</a> service opens it once ownership is confirmed.
View locksmith servicesKeys · Cylinders · Strikes
Look after your Signal Hill locks
Businesses should keep a simple key log: who holds which key and when it was handed back. When the list gets fuzzy, that's the time to rekey, not after something goes missing.
For homes, test every exterior lock once in a while. When a deadbolt drags or the key sticks, have it looked at before it fails with you outside, and replace strike screws with longer ones that bite into the frame.
- Cylinder turns without force
- Bolt lines up with the strike
- Keys cut from code, not worn copies
- Door hardware tight
Signal Hill & surroundings
Signal Hill and the Long Beach around it.
Because Long Beach surrounds Signal Hill, our work here runs straight into Long Beach neighborhoods, and from there to Lakewood.
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No match. We may still cover you, call (562) 534-1992 to check.
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Common lock problems
What goes wrong with Signal Hill locks
- Locked out of the house
- Locked out at night
- Key broken off in the lock
- Door kicked in or pried
- Deadbolt stuck halfway
- Lost house keys
- Keys stolen with your ID
- Just moved into a home
- Tenant or roommate moved out
- Keys locked in the car
- Keys locked in the trunk
- Key stuck in the ignition
- Ignition won't turn
- Car door lock jammed
- Lost the only car key
- Key fob not working
- Car won't start with the key
- Need a spare smart key
Areas near Signal Hill
Services in Signal Hill
- Emergency Locksmith in Signal Hill
- Residential Locksmith in Signal Hill
- Car Locksmith in Signal Hill
- Car Key Replacement in Signal Hill
- Lock Rekey in Signal Hill
- Lock Change in Signal Hill
- Deadbolt & Smart Lock Installation in Signal Hill
- Commercial Locksmith in Signal Hill
- Key Duplication in Signal Hill
- Safe Locksmith in Signal Hill
FAQs
Signal Hill locksmith FAQ
Not sure what you need? Call and describe it; the locksmith will tell you.
Do you serve all of Signal Hill, including homes near Hilltop Park?
Yes. The whole city is covered, from the streets around Hilltop Park at the top of the hill, known for its views, to the area near Discovery Well Park and the commercial streets below. Signal Hill sits entirely inside Long Beach, so a tech heading here from our Lakewood shop is working the same part of the county anyway. Call (562) 534-1992 any hour.
Why is Signal Hill its own city if Long Beach surrounds it?
According to the city's own history page, residents voted to incorporate in 1924, partly to avoid Long Beach's per-barrel tax on oil after the 1921 strike. It has stayed a separate city ever since. For you that mainly means a separate city government. On a locksmith call, nothing changes: same phone number, same process.
An employee quit and kept a key. What should my Signal Hill business do?
Rekey the locks that key opens, as soon as you can. A <a href="/lock-rekey/">rekey</a> changes the cylinder pins so the old key no longer works, and you get new keys for current staff. Rekeyed more than once over the years? Ask about a <a href="/commercial-locksmith/">master key system</a> so future changes affect only one door.
I've lost my safe's combination. What now?
Yes. A <a href="/safe-locksmith/">safe locksmith</a> can open many home and small business safes; whether the lock can then be reset or needs replacing depends on the model. Expect the tech to ask for ID and proof that the safe is yours, such as a receipt, or the fact that it's in your home or business, before starting any work on it.
How do I check a locksmith company's license in California?
Use the online license lookup on bsis.ca.gov, the BSIS website. California licenses locksmith companies and registers their employees there, so you can check both before anyone touches your locks. Someone who only copies existing keys doesn't count as a locksmith under the BSIS definition.