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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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Mary Montague

Great customer service from the moment I called to make an appointment.

D. Alan Ray

Mike arrived right on time and did a great job replacing our front door locks. He also gave some good suggestions about helping an old door work more efficiently. Will definitely call again should a need arise.

Response from the owner:Hi, It's awesome to hear that Mike was able to help with your front door locks and offer some useful tips for your door. Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key!

Brendan O'Toole

Tyler was awesome in helping us re-key our lock to our new home. He was super informative and explained all of our questions regarding upgrades we will make to our house doors & locks. Pricing was good and service was done within 24 hours of calling.

Response from the owner:Hi Brendan, We're really glad to hear that Tyler was able to help you out with your lock re-keying. We truly appreciate the 5 star rating!

Herbert Marth

Excellent - fast and reasonable

Response from the owner:Hi Herbert, We're really glad to hear you had such a positive experience with us! Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key 🙂

Michelle Liz

Louis did a great job helping rekey our new home. He also went above and beyond by realigning one of our doors so that it closed more easily - we didn’t even ask him to, he was just that thorough.

Response from the owner:Hi Michelle, We're thrilled to hear about your positive experience with Louis. Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key!

Jess Kilgore

I'm extremely pleased with the friendly, professional service I experienced from American Lock & Key when rekeying the locks for my new home! Strongly recommend!!!

Response from the owner:Hi Jess, We’re thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us! We really appreciate your recommendation. Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key!

Tanesha Henley

I just had the best experience here. I called yesterday about having a key fob to our van repaired as well ad having a second key made and was provided a quote over the phone. I was also advised I could walk In without an appointment. I went today and was in and out in no time! I left with a replacement key fob and a second fob and it did not take long at all! I'm recommending this place to all of my family and friends!

Response from the owner:Hi Tanesha, We're thrilled to hear about your fantastic experience with us! It’s great to know that everything went smoothly. Thank you for recommending us to your family and friends, we truly appreciate it!

Joel Giacobbe

Fast, pleasant, and precise service. They made 2 auto transponder keys for me for a 2021 Jeep.

Response from the owner:Hi Joel, We're really glad to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Thanks for choosing American Lock & Key!

Ira Seybold

The locksmith arrived early after a call to check if early was ok.

Went right to work

Very knowledgeable

Friendly

Made a new key and used an old part I’d saved to match the security system requirements

Response from the owner:Hi Ira, We’re thrilled to hear about your great experience with our locksmith! We always aim to provide knowledgeable and friendly service!

Jeffrey Allison

Mike did excellent work and the project took less time than anticipated even though it was a bit more complicated than first thought.

Response from the owner:Hi Jeffrey, We're thrilled to hear that Mike impressed you with his excellent work and efficiency. Thank you for taking the time to leave a 5 star rating, we truly appreciate it!

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.