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Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Washington DC Area? Now You'll Know.

Locksmiths

Do you lack good locks? If so, this article should help. We give some advice on choosing effective locks and also ratings of area locksmiths.

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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality" Firm's price index score
for quality for price
1. A A Locksmith Service
3103 N 10th St #140-S
Arlington, VA
703-521-4990
75 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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2. A Arlington Lock & Key Service
6201 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA
703-553-5555
20 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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3. Academy Locksmith
18506 Goshen Rd
Gaithersburg, MD
301-963-6654
12 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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4. Ace Lock & Key Service
McLean, VA
703-893-5960
19 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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5. Ace Locksmith Svc
4846 Long View Rd
Temple Hills, MD
301-899-2216
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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6. Allied Safe & Lock
150 Hillwood Ave
Falls Church, VA
703-533-3400
46 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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7. Anchor Locksmith Service
2600 Kenway Ln
Bowie, MD
301-464-2261
26 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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8. Annandale Lock & Key
1531 Colonial Dr #103
Woodbridge, VA
703-980-5901
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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9. Area Safe & Lock Service
3301 Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA
703-684-6161
59 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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10. Artie's Lock & Key
10378 Lee Hwy
Fairfax, VA
703-273-2177
60 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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11. Ashwood Lock & Security
18009 Dumfries Shopping Plz
Dumfries, VA
703-221-5625
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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12. Bada-Bing Lock & Key Service
7418 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA
703-368-0595
11 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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13. Baldino Lock & Key Service
11790 Baron Cameron Ave
Reston, VA
703-471-5157
11 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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14. Baldino's Lock & Key
7000-G Newington Rd
Newington, VA
703-550-0770
257 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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15. Baldino's Lock & Key
5145 Duke St
Alexandria, VA
703-684-5622
41 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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16. Carroll's Locksmithing
7433 Watersville Rd
Mt Airy, MD
301-762-1272
69 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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17. Central Safe & Lock
1104 9th St NW
Washington, DC
202-842-0414
45 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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18. Cintron Safe & Lock
7325 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA
703-768-2060
45 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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19. D & S Locksmith Service
7021 Richard Dr
Bethesda, MD
301-346-6981
55 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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20. District Locksmith
Washington, DC
202-547-8236
103 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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21. Eastern Safe & Lock
6826 Hill Park Dr
Lorton, VA
703-541-2200
22 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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22. Emergency Locksmith
14650-R Rothgeb Dr
Rockville, MD
301-949-5122
29 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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23. Ernie's Lock
4500 Queensbury Rd
Riverdale Park, MD
301-277-1126
48 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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24. Executive Lock & Key
2003-B Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA
703-415-0000
83 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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25. Federal Lock & Safe
5130 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA
703-525-1436
26 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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26. H & H Lock & Security
9140 Gaither Rd
Gaithersburg, MD
301-948-1996
86 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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27. Leesburg Lock & Key
20 Fairfax St SE
Leesburg, VA
703-777-2240
29 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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28. Liberty Lock & Security
1205 Taft St
Rockville, MD
301-424-5625
52 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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29. Lock Guy/Residential Locksmith
PO Box 1921
Centreville, VA
703-968-8118
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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30. Locksmiths Inc
2600 Huntington Ave
Alexandria, VA
703-960-6649
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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31. Mack's Lock & Security
Rockville, MD
301-424-5656
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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32. Maryon's Locksmiths
14800 Main St
Upper Marlboro, MD
301-856-3921
18 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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33. Mr Lockout
5408 Edsall Ridge Pl
Alexandria, VA
703-751-4616
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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34. Murray Lock & Security
351 Main St
Laurel, MD
301-490-2700
15 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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35. Murray Lock & Security
11212 Triangle Ln
Wheaton, MD
301-946-5800
38 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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36. Northern Virginia Lock & Sec
205 S Whiting St #609
Alexandria, VA
703-569-0100
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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37. Priority Lock & Key
10350 Launch Cir #104
Manassas, VA
703-330-0249
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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38. Reliable Capitol Lock
1521 1/2 11th St NW
Washington, DC
202-234-6600
10 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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39. Rockville Lock & Safe Service
891-B Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD
301-762-1514
111 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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40. Safe & Sure Locksmithing
960 Patuxent Rd
Odenton, MD
410-672-5889
Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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41. Spencer's Safe & Lock Service
305 Spring St
Herndon, VA
703-471-9022
51 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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42. Suburban Safe & Lock Service
9571 Braddock Rd
Fairfax, VA
703-323-8330
72 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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43. Sure-Fit Security
8213 Fenton St
Silver Spring, MD
301-585-4595
77 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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44. Village Lock & Key
8970 Rte 108 #C
Columbia, MD
410-997-5969
24 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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45. Wheaton Lock Service
PO Box 6661
Wheaton, MD
301-949-7277
236 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 37 local locksmiths.
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Locksmiths in Dumfries, VA Locksmiths in Fairfax, VA Locksmiths in Falls Church, VA
Locksmiths in Herndon, VA Locksmiths in Leesburg, VA Locksmiths in Lorton, VA
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Subscriber Comments/Reviews
CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).


Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about EXECUTIVE LOCK & KEY, Alexandria, VA on 10/26/09
Used company due to high rating in CHECKBOOK. Company came to my recently purchased home..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about D & S LOCKSMITH SERVICE, Bethesda, MD on 09/15/09
Even though Dan had to come to our house three separate times to finish the..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about BALDINO'S LOCK & KEY, Alexandria, VA on 09/11/09
Baldino's service was professional, fast, accurate, and friendly........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about A A LOCKSMITH SERVICE, Arlington, VA on 09/09/09
We called AA Locksmith to rekey our door locks. The office staff was very pleasant..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about WHEATON LOCK SERVICE, Wheaton, MD on 09/09/09
The owner came on short notice. He explained what needed to be done and how..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about A A LOCKSMITH SERVICE, Arlington, VA on 09/09/09
Really outstanding service and willing to go the extra mile. Well worth the call if..........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about D & S LOCKSMITH SERVICE, Bethesda, MD on 09/05/09
The locksmith showed up at a moment's notice during Labor Day weekend. He was clean,..........
Subscriber from HYATTSVILLE, MD wrote about WHEATON LOCK SERVICE, Wheaton, MD on 09/01/09
Professional, on-time, polite, and reasonably priced! I will use again and refer to others!!!!.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about WHEATON LOCK SERVICE, Wheaton, MD on 08/31/09
Installed 2 deadbolts, rekeyed 2 locks, and produced several key copies on the spot. Very..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote about SUBURBAN SAFE & LOCK SERVICE, Fairfax, VA on 08/26/09
Very rapid response on after-hours emergency and quick solution........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about EXECUTIVE LOCK & KEY, Alexandria, VA on 08/24/09
Excellent service. On time, worked quickly, friendly and professional staff........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about DISTRICT LOCKSMITH, Washington, DC on 08/21/09
They came, they fixed. They weren't clear that the price they quoted was for each..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about WHEATON LOCK SERVICE, Wheaton, MD on 08/21/09
Very professional. Pricing was more than fair. Work done quickly and neatly........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote about BALDINO'S LOCK & KEY, Newington, VA on 08/15/09
I called these people out to fix a broken lock. They charged me over $150..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about EXECUTIVE LOCK & KEY, Alexandria, VA on 08/10/09
Excellent service and very trustworthy. Highly recommended........
Subscriber from CHEVY CHASE, MD wrote about WHEATON LOCK SERVICE, Wheaton, MD on 08/06/09
Excellant service. Very pleasant to deal with........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote about ALLIED SAFE & LOCK, Falls Church, VA on 08/05/09
Used them one time in a pinch. Worked out very well........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote about ACE LOCK & KEY SERVICE, McLean, VA on 08/05/09
Great in an emergency.......
Subscriber from SOUTH RIDING, VA wrote about ARTIE'S LOCK & KEY, Fairfax, VA on 08/05/09
Excellent work. We had a door latch repaired. Tony (the owner) saved us some money..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC FALLS, VA wrote about EXECUTIVE LOCK & KEY, Alexandria, VA on 08/03/09
Outstanding locksmith and staff - honest, pleasant, prompt, competent, reasonably priced and neat are all..........
Subscriber from CLARKSBURG, MD wrote about LIBERTY LOCK & SECURITY, Rockville, MD on 08/03/09
Pretty good overall.......
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about CARROLL'S LOCKSMITHING, Mt Airy, MD on 08/01/09
Got 2 doors rekeyed after a move and he was able to provide a lock..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about DISTRICT LOCKSMITH, Washington, DC on 08/01/09
Needed them for an emergency and came promptly........
Subscriber from COLLEGE PARK, MD wrote about ERNIE'S LOCK, Riverdale Park, MD on 07/28/09
Just awesome, simple little store with everything. All the employees are very knowledgable and likable..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about ARTIE'S LOCK & KEY, Fairfax, VA on 07/27/09
We needed a lot of extra keys for a new front door lock, and the..........
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