Garage Door Repair in Taft Heights, CA

ZIP code in Taft Heights

Service area ZIP code for Taft Heights: 93268.

Distances are straight-line from Mexican Colony to the center of each ZIP code area. Residents, median year built and owner-occupied share are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates for the ZIP code area. ZIP codes in Taft Heights: those whose USPS city name is Taft Heights (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Taft Heights (U.S. Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file); a ZIP code can belong to more than one city. Listing a ZIP code here does not mean service to every address in it.

About Taft Heights

Taft Heights is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Kern County. About 1,638 people live in the 0.3 square miles of Taft Heights (around 5,460 per square mile). The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Bakersfield (about 417,468 residents), roughly 29 miles northeast.

From Mexican Colony to Taft Heights

Taft Heights lies about 26 miles southwest of Mexican Colony as the crow flies. Drive time depends on the roads and the hour; our technicians' service range is up to about two hours, so call for timing. Mexican Colony and Taft Heights are both in Kern County. Among the 93 places this site lists, Taft Heights is number 39 by distance from Mexican Colony. Within Kern County it is number 38 of 62 places on the list. On a map, Stebbins, Tupman, Dustin Acres, and Valley Acres sit roughly between Mexican Colony and Taft Heights. Both use area code 661. The places on this site's list closest to Mexican Colony are Cherokee Strip, Smith Corner, Shafter, and Stebbins.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Housing in Taft Heights

Census estimates count 713 housing units in Taft Heights. Half the homes date from 1944 or earlier; 86% were built before 1980. Single-family detached houses make up 89% of Taft Heights's homes. About 54 in 100 occupied homes in Taft Heights are lived in by their owners. Where many homes are older, original springs, cables and openers are more likely to be near the end of their service life.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2018-2022 5-year estimates for Taft Heights.

Places near Taft Heights

Other places near Taft Heights that also have a page on this site:

• South Taft 1 mi
• Ford City 2 mi
• Taft 3 mi
• Valley Acres 6 mi
• Maricopa 7 mi
• Dustin Acres 8 mi
• Tupman 13 mi
• Smith Corner 26 mi
• Shafter 28 mi

Places in and around Taft Heights

Neighborhoods and nearby communities around Taft Heights include South Taft, Ford City, Taft, Fellows, Valley Acres, and Dustin Acres.

Parks in and around Taft Heights include A Street Park, Taft State Park, Cougar Sports Center, and Civic Center Park.

Schools in and around Taft Heights include Parkview Elementary, Conley Elementary, Taft Union High, and Taft Primary.

Museums and attractions in and around Taft Heights: West Kern Oil Museum.

Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (neighborhoods, parks, museums), National Center for Education Statistics (public schools), CMS (hospitals). See also the Taft Heights city guide.

Elevation and setting

The center of Taft Heights is about 1,180 feet above sea level (USGS elevation data). Mexican Colony is at about 329 feet, which puts Taft Heights about 850 feet higher.

What we fix in Taft Heights

In Taft Heights we handle emergency repair, opener repair, new garage doors, broken spring replacement, and snapped cables. The exact price is confirmed before work starts, and our pricing page explains what each job starts at.

If your Taft Heights garage door will not open, close or stay on its track, call dispatch: timing for Taft Heights depends on the address, and the price is confirmed before work.

The Taft Heights page of our website has its own pages and starting prices: visit the Taft Heights page.