About us

Who We Are

American Lock & Key has been loyally serving the city of Richmond, Virginia, and many surrounding areas for over 30 years. We have grown into a well-established and trustworthy full-service Richmond locksmith organization that can help anyone with all locksmith needs from simply unlocking your vehicle, home, or business to supplying and servicing safes, commercial grade hardware, architectural hardware, and all of your automatic door needs.

Barry Wilson is the owner of American Lock & Key, a quality-assured professional and reliable Richmond Locksmith company. We are a licensed locksmith company with the Department Of Criminal Justice DCJS # 11-3052. We are centrally located at 2110 Spencer Rd in Richmond Virginia 23230.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure you feel secure at home, in your car, and at work. We look forward to helping you out in your time of need, our expert installers are licensed and professional – ready for commercial, residential, safe, automatic door, and automotive work. We are confident we can help you with any service request you may have.

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Our Latest Locksmith Reviews

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American Lock & Key

4.8

Based on 818 reviews

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Haywood Taylor

Andy did an exceptional job in a very timely manner

Susan Freelin

Response from the owner:Hi Susan, Thanks so much for your awesome 5-star review! We’re thrilled you had a great experience with us here at American Lock & Key.

Annette Anderson

Response from the owner:Thank you so much, Annette! We truly appreciate your awesome 5-star review and are glad that we could help you out here at American Lock & Key.

brien chavis

Got my car key copied and I was In and out in roughly 10-15 mins. Great service, very reasonable price, I’m a happy customer and I will be back!

Response from the owner:Hi Brien, We're glad we could get you back on the road quickly. Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key!

Frank Robinson

Tyler was very efficient and courteous while rekeying the locks in the home we recently purchased. We expect to be working with him again to replace some of the old locks

Response from the owner:Hi Frank, We’re glad to hear Tyler made your rekeying process a positive experience! Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key.

Lucas Overstreet

Quick, professional, and helpful. Couldn’t ask for more.

Response from the owner:Hi Lucas, We really appreciate you taking the time to leave this feedback! Providing fast and helpful service is what we strive for at American Lock & Key.

Kathy Gray

They did a great job! Efficient friendly and affordable. Would definitely calm them again!!

Response from the owner:We’re really glad to hear you had a positive experience at American Lock & Key, Kathy! It’s awesome to know our team was able to provide fast, friendly, and affordable service for you.

Jacquelynn Pierce

Tyler was professional and pleasant. He did everything well and was efficient. Thank you Tyler for the excellent service you provided!

Response from the owner:Hi Jacquelynn, We’re thrilled to hear that Tyler made your experience a great one! We truly appreciate you choosing American Lock & Key 😁

L.M. Gibson

The top choice in Locksmith service! Very professional and prompt with service!

Response from the owner:Thank you for the 5-star review, L.M. Gibson. We're thrilled to be your top choice and glad our team was professional and prompt. We appreciate your trust and recommendation. Please reach out anytime you need locksmith services.

Brooke Buescher

6 locks rekeyed, Andy was super helpful and friendly! One of the springs was bent on one lock, and he was able to fix it. And he went out of his way to make sure all the doors bolted smoothly.

Response from the owner:Hi Brooke, We're really glad Andy could help make sure all your locks and doors are working just right. Thanks for choosing us for your rekeying.

Our Professional Credentials & Affiliations

ALOA

American Lock & Key is an ALOA certified member # 21019. ALOA is the largest locksmith Association in the USA and all members have in-depth indepth background check and must be fully licensed to be members.

Dept. Of Criminal Justice

We are licensed with the Dept. Of Criminal Justice #11-3052.

NASTF

American Lock & Key is a member of the National Automotive Service Task Force. Members are highly trained and have access to all the resources necessary to service today's high tech vehicles.