New Jersey, region by region
A prewar walk-up with original mortise hardware and a postwar single family with a two car garage are different jobs at different prices. These pages cover what actually changes where, across 13 cities and four regions.
North Jersey
What lock and key work costs and looks like across Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Bergen counties, and how to check a New Jersey locksmith license first.
Clifton
PassaicBotany Village mill housing and Delawanna Capes with driveways are opposite jobs. What changes between Clifton neighborhoods, and how to verify a NJ license.
Hoboken
HudsonStoop, vestibule and unit doors, nine in ten residents renting, and no place to park. What Hoboken lock work involves and how to verify a NJ license.
Jersey City
HudsonDowntown brownstones run original mortise hardware. Journal Square towers run fobs. Knowing which one you have decides who you should even call.
Newark
EssexNewark runs on two- and three-family stock with street, vestibule and unit doors. What that means for lock work, and how to verify a NJ license first.
Paterson
PassaicMill-worker frame houses, converted lofts and frames that have not been square in decades. What that changes about lock work, and how to check a NJ license.
Central Jersey
Middlesex and Union County lock and key reference: postwar hardware, Metropark lockouts, Rutgers turnover, and how to check a NJ license.
Edison
MiddlesexWhat lock and key work costs Edison homeowners their patience: worn postwar cylinders, garage side doors, Oak Tree Road gates, and license checks.
Elizabeth
UnionElizabeth, NJ lock and key reference: three-door multi-family entries, airport lot lockouts, tenant lock rights in state law, and license checks.
New Brunswick
MiddlesexNew Brunswick lock and key reference: the Rutgers lease cycle, subdivided student rentals, bedroom knob locks, and how to check a NJ license.
Woodbridge
MiddlesexWoodbridge Township lock and key reference: ten sections, Metropark commuter lot lockouts, mall lot car keys, and how to check a NJ license.
Jersey Shore
How lock and key work changes down the shore, from changeover Saturday to salt-air corrosion, and how to check a New Jersey locksmith's state license.
Asbury Park
MonmouthAsbury Park packs 1890s subdivided Victorians and new credential-access buildings into one square mile. What that means for locks, and how to check a license.
Toms River
OceanToms River holds a county seat, two large 55-plus communities and a barrier-island rental strip. What that means for locks, and how to check a state license.
South Jersey
How lock work differs across South Jersey, from Camden rowhouses to postwar township splits, and how to check a NJ locksmith license first.
Camden
CamdenRowhouse party walls, three keys per address, and 1918 Yorkship hardware. What lock work in Camden involves and how to verify a NJ license.
Cherry Hill
CamdenSplit-levels, garage-entry doors nobody has rekeyed, and the Woodcrest PATCO lot. What lock work in Cherry Hill involves, and how to check a license.