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Name Number of ratings Checkbook's top rating () Firm's price index score What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
for quality for price
1. 1st Security 495
7101 Democracy Blvd Storage 1341
Bethesda, MD 20817
240-388-3434
53 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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2. A A Locksmith Service
3103 N 10th St
Arlington, VA 22201
703-521-4990
47 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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3. Academy Locksmith
18506 Goshen Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
301-963-6654
10 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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4. ACE Lock & Key Service
6800 Fleetwood Rd #608
McLean, VA 22101
703-893-5960
17 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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5. Ace Locksmith Svc
4846 Long View Rd
Temple Hills, MD 20748
301-899-2216
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6. Allied Safe & Lock
100 N Oak St
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-533-3400
32 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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7. American Locksmith Svc
Lorton, VA 22079
703-690-1995
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8. Anchor Locksmith Service
4908 Reston Ln
Bowie, MD 20715
301-464-2261
13 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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9. Annandale Lock & Key Svc
7008 Little River Tpke
Annandale, VA 22003
703-980-5901
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10. Area Safe & Lock Service
3301 Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA 22305
703-684-6161
37 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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11. Arlington Lock & Key
6201 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22044
703-553-5555
25 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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12. Artie's Lock & Key
10378 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-273-2177
37 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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13. Baldino's
19200 Chennault Way #E
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
301-921-4616
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14. Baldino's Lock & Key
5145 Duke St
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-370-6171
57 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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15. Baldino's Lock & Key
11790-C Baron Cameron Ave
Reston, VA 20190
703-471-5157
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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16. Baldino's Lock & Key
7000-G Newington Rd
Lorton, VA 22079
703-550-8781
105 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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17. Capitol Locksmith Co
3655 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
202-882-5353
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18. Carroll's Locksmithing
7433 Watersville Rd
Mt Airy, MD 21771
301-762-1272
37 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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19. Central Safe & Lock
1107 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-842-0414
25 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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20. Cintron Safe & Lock
7325 Richmond Hwy
Alexandria, VA 22306
703-768-2060
33 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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21. D & S Locksmith Service
7021 Richard Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
301-346-6981
91 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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22. District Locksmith
PO Box 8304--6854 Dorsey Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
202-547-8236
42 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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23. Door Detail
6510 Riggs Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20783
301-270-0826
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24. Ernie's Lock
4500 Queensbury Rd
Riverdale Park, MD 20737
301-277-1126
32 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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25. Executive Lock & Key
2003-B Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA 22301
703-823-2000
153 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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26. Federal Lock & Safe
5130 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22205
703-525-1436
36 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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27. H & H Lock & Security
9140 Gaither Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-948-1996
48 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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28. Larry's Lock N Key
14316 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-490-1300
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29. Laurel S Lock Shop
910 Montgomery St
Laurel, MD 20707
301-776-5625
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30. Laurel's Lock Shop
910 Montgomery St
Laurel, MD 20707
301-317-4100
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31. Leesburg Lock & Key
26 Fairfax St SE #C
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-777-2240
22 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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32. Liberty Lock & Security
1205 Taft St
Rockville, MD 20850
301-424-5625
49 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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33. Lock Guy
PO Box 1921
Centreville, VA 20122
703-968-8118
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34. Mack's Lock & Security
Rockville, MD 20850
301-424-5656
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35. Maryon's Locksmiths
14800 Main St
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
301-627-5876
14 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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36. Mobilock & Key
Brookeville, MD 20833
301-924-1331
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37. Mr Lockout
5408 Edsall Ridge Pl
Alexandria, VA 22312
703-751-4616
12 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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38. Pro Tech Safe & Lock Svc
19800 Darnestown Rd
Beallsville, MD 20839
301-349-4040
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39. Spencer's Safe & Lock Service
305 Spring St
Herndon, VA 20170
703-471-9022
30 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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40. Suburban Safe & Lock
9571 Braddock Rd
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-323-8330
44 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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41. Sure-Fit Security
8213 Fenton St
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-585-4595
45 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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42. The Rockville Lock & Safe Service
891-B Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
301-762-1514
70 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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43. Village Lock & Key
8970-C Rte 108
Columbia, MD 21045
410-997-5969
19 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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44. Wheaton Lock Service
PO Box 6661
Wheaton, MD 20916
301-949-7277
187 ratings Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK has ratings of 31 local locksmiths.
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Sample Subscriber Comments & Reviews for Locksmiths in the Washington DC Area
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).

As You Can See Below, Some Locksmiths Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.

Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Locksmiths.

  • Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about a local locksmith: Outstanding job for our Community Pool.......
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local locksmith: Don Schmidt is excellent. Thanks to him I learned that my newly purchased houses front..........
  • Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote about a local locksmith: Great service. They installed a new deadbolt on very short notice. I called them at..........
  • Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote about a local locksmith: We called AA Locksmith to rekey our door locks. The office staff was very pleasant..........
  • Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote about a local locksmith: Saved me money by repairing a lock rather than replacing it........
  • Subscriber from KENSINGTON, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Arrived in 30 minutes, very quick and pleasant service........
  • Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Jair is a unique man. Knows his stuff; speaks many languages and is very committed..........
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local locksmith: fixed the broken deadbolt and also adjusted the front door, which had never fit properly...........
  • Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote about a local locksmith: Excellent service & cost was reasonable........
  • Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Arrived within 20 minutes when I locked myself out of the house. Told me upfront..........
  • Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Responded immediately even though the request was not urgent. Gave excellent advice on the appropriate..........
  • Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Observed them spending over 20 minutes advising a customer who was not entirely fluent in..........
  • Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Responded immmediately to an emergency call after my purse was stolen the day before Thanksgiving...........
  • Subscriber from BOYDS, MD wrote about a local locksmith: competent, reliable. would certainly use again........
  • Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local locksmith: AA provided same day service to replace a deadbolt. The locksmith arrived in the early..........
  • Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote about a local locksmith: address on receipt is 33 N. Early Street, Alexandria, VA 22304.......
  • Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote about a local locksmith: Excellent in all respects. The firm has made major improvements in our security. I particularly..........
  • Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local locksmith: Does a terrific job and can be counted on in a pinch........
  • Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote about a local locksmith: My one and only choice for locksmith services........