Garage Door Repair in Taft, CA

ZIP code in Taft

ZIP code we serve in Taft: 93268.

Distances are straight-line from Bakersfield 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: those whose USPS city name is Taft (GeoNames) plus those whose area overlaps Taft (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

Taft is a city in Kern County. About 7,414 people live in the 15 square miles of Taft (around 486 per square mile). Phone numbers in Taft use area code 661. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Bakersfield (about 417,468 residents), roughly 27 miles northeast.

The houses of Taft

Taft has about 2,849 housing units, according to the Census Bureau. Half the homes date from 1972 or earlier. Single-family detached houses make up 67% of Taft's homes. About 50 in 100 occupied homes in Taft 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.

Taft at 831 feet

Ground elevation at the center of Taft is about 831 feet above sea level (USGS). Bakersfield is at about 383 feet, which puts Taft about 450 feet higher.

Places in and around Taft

Next to and around Taft you will find South Taft, Ford City, Maricopa, Valley Acres, Dustin Acres, and Fellows.

Schools in and around Taft include Conley Elementary, Taft Primary, Lincoln Junior High, and Roosevelt Elementary.

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

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

Bakersfield and Taft on the map

Measured in a straight line, Taft is about 28 miles southwest of Bakersfield. That is a map figure, not a drive time. Our technicians' service range around Bakersfield is up to about two hours; call for timing at your address. Bakersfield and Taft are both in Kern County. Among the 89 places this site lists, Taft is number 40 by distance from Bakersfield. Within Kern County it is number 40 of 65 places on the list. Both use area code 661. The places on this site's list closest to Bakersfield are Benton Park, Old Stine, La Cresta, and Casa Loma.

Census Bureau ACS 2018-2022 estimates and USGS elevation.

Close to Taft

These places sit nearest Taft and also have a page on this site:

• South Taft 2 mi
• Taft Heights 3 mi
• Ford City 3 mi
• Maricopa 5 mi
• Valley Acres 6 mi
• Dustin Acres 7 mi
• Tupman 12 mi
• Derby Acres 13 mi
• New Cuyama 19 mi
• Greenacres 25 mi

What we fix in Taft

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

We serve Taft: our technicians' service range around Bakersfield is up to about two hours, timing for a visit depends on the day and the address, and the exact price is confirmed before work starts.

For more about Taft, see the Taft page of our website.