Jefferson County, Alabama

Locksmith in Birmingham, AL

Express Key Locksmith is a licensed, insured and fully mobile locksmith serving Birmingham, AL and the surrounding communities. Car lockouts and car keys, house lockouts and rekeying, commercial locks and access control. We come to you. Call (205) 259-8892.

  • Car lockouts, car key replacement, fob and transponder programming
  • House lockouts, rekeying, deadbolts, lock repair and smart locks
  • Business lockouts, master keys, access control and exit hardware
  • Licensed & insured
  • Serving Birmingham since 2018
  • Fully mobile, we come to you

Locksmith near me in Birmingham

Lock and key service in Birmingham, AL

Birmingham is the center of everything we do. The city covers an enormous footprint (from Norwood and Druid Hills in the north to Oxmoor and Green Springs in the south, from Ensley and Wylam in the west out to Roebuck, Huffman and Eastwood) and the lock and key work varies just as much: century-old mortise locks in historic districts, aluminum storefront hardware along First Avenue North, apartment turnovers around UAB, and car keys in every parking deck downtown.

Being fully mobile matters here. Downtown parking decks, hospital campus lots, university housing, industrial sites along the railroad corridor and interstate shoulders on I-20, I-59, I-65 and the Red Mountain Expressway are all routine locations for us rather than exceptions.

Car locksmith in Birmingham

Automotive work makes up the largest share of our Birmingham calls. We open locked cars, trucks, SUVs and vans without damaging the door, lock or glass, and we cut and program replacement keys on site, including when every key is lost. That covers transponder keys, key fobs and proximity smart keys, ignition repair, trunk unlocks and broken key extraction.

Because the service is mobile, the job site is wherever your vehicle is: a driveway, a workplace lot, a shopping center, a repair shop or the shoulder of I-20, I-59 and I-65. There is no tow to a dealership and no waiting for a service appointment. See automotive locksmith services for the full list.

Residential locksmith in Birmingham

For homeowners and renters in Birmingham, most jobs fall into a few categories. House lockouts when a door latches behind you, rekeying after a move or a lost key, deadbolt installation on doors that only ever had a knob lock, lock repair when a bolt no longer seats properly, key duplication and smart lock installation. We work every ZIP code in the area, including 35203, 35204, 35205, 35206, 35207 and 35208.

One tip specific to older housing: if a deadbolt only turns when you pull or lift the door, the bolt is not fully entering the strike, which means the lock is not doing its job even when locked. That is usually a strike or hinge adjustment rather than new hardware. Full detail on residential locksmith services.

Commercial locksmith in Birmingham

Businesses in Birmingham call us for key control and door hardware that has stopped cooperating. That means business lockouts, commercial rekeying after staff or tenant changes, master key systems, keypad and card access control, panic bars and exit devices, storefront and mortise hardware and high-security locks.

Two things worth flagging for any business: a chained or padlocked exit door is a code violation as well as a serious liability, and an unreturned key from a departed employee is an open access hole until the cylinders are changed. Both are straightforward to fix. See commercial locksmith services.

Places we work around Birmingham

Landmarks and areas that come up regularly on Birmingham calls include UAB and the medical district, Railroad Park, Regions Field, Protective Stadium and the BJCC, Vulcan Park, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Legion Field and Ruffner Mountain. If you are somewhere hard to describe (an unmarked lot, a parking deck level or a highway shoulder), give us a cross street or a nearby business and we will find you.

Birmingham at a glance

Area
Birmingham, AL
County
Jefferson County, Alabama
ZIP codes served
35203, 35204, 35205, 35206, 35207, 35208, 35209, 35210, 35211, 35212, 35213, 35214, 35215, 35216, 35217, 35218, 35222, 35224, 35226, 35228, 35233, 35234, 35235
Main routes
I-20, I-59, I-65, I-459, US-31, US-280, US-78, Red Mountain Expressway (AL-149)
Service type
Fully mobile: automotive, residential & commercial

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FAQ

Locksmith questions from Birmingham

Do you serve Birmingham, AL?

Yes. Express Key Locksmith is a fully mobile locksmith covering Birmingham and all of Jefferson County, including Birmingham. Automotive, residential and commercial work is all handled on site. Call (205) 259-8892.

Can you make a car key in Birmingham if I lost all of mine?

Yes. We originate, cut and program replacement car keys at the vehicle, including all-keys-lost jobs, so there is no tow to a dealership. Tell us the year, make and model when you call. See car key replacement.

How much does a locksmith cost in Birmingham?

It depends on the job. A house lockout, a rekey and a proximity smart key are very different pieces of work. Tell us what happened when you call, and the technician confirms the price with you on site before any work starts.

Should I rekey my locks after moving into a home in Birmingham?

Yes. The keys handed over at closing are not the only ones in existence: copies accumulate over the years with contractors, relatives, cleaners and previous tenants. Rekeying every exterior lock is inexpensive and makes all of them useless.

Do you rekey rental properties in Birmingham?

Yes. We handle tenant turnover rekeys for landlords and property managers, single units or whole buildings, and can set up a master key system so management holds one key while each tenant key opens only their own door.

Will you damage my lock getting me back in?

Normally no. Automotive and residential lockouts in Birmingham are opened using non-destructive methods that leave the lock, door and frame intact. Drilling is a last resort for locks that are already seized or broken, and we discuss it with you first.

Need a locksmith in Birmingham?

Call (205) 259-8892 and tell us what happened. We are mobile, so the work happens where you are.

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