Residential
- Home lockouts — opened clean, no damage
- Rekeying when you move in
- Deadbolts & smart locks
- Key duplication
Help Is On The Way
Locked out? Lost your keys? Broke a key off in the lock? Call now — Rick's Lock & Key is your family locksmith in Kern & Tulare Counties, family-owned since 2001. You talk to Rick or Ricky, not a call center.
🕕 Open daily 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM📍 8 towns & surrounding areas across Kern & Tulare Counties
What brought you here today?
Tap your situation — we'll take it from there.
Family-Owned Since 2001Run by Rick — and now his son Ricky
40+ Years in the TradeRick's own hands-on experience
8 Towns & Surrounding AreasKern County & Tulare County
Open Daily 6 AM – 6 PMSeven days a week, holidays too
What we do
Locksmith services for home, business & vehicle
Call for an upfront quote: 661-331-0509. We tell you the price before we start — no surprises at the door.
Commercial
- Storefront & office lockouts
- Master key systems
- Panic bars & exit hardware
- Safes opened & serviced
Automotive
- Car lockouts
- Key fobs & smart keys programmed
- Transponder keys cut
- Broken key extraction
🔑 Just moved, or had an employee change? Rekeying makes every old key stop working for a fraction of the cost of new locks. See Rekey Services →
Fun & Games
FUN & GAMES
Test Your Knowledge — three quick games straight from Rick's workbench, free to play right here on the site.
Test Your Knowledge Quiz
- 10 questions drawn from real locksmith jobs
- Key blanks, tools & true-or-false from the trade
- Every answer explained — finish ranked Apprentice, Journeyman, or Master Locksmith
Key Cutter
- A 5-number key code, depths 1 to 6
- Time your cuts as the marker sweeps the gauge
- Cut it right and the key turns — miss, and it binds
Key Rush 60
- 60 seconds on the clock — job cards fly, one after another
- Tap the right key or tool for each job before time runs out
- Streaks pay bonus points; a wrong tap costs you 2 seconds
Watch Rick work
Real jobs, on video
These are our own clips — the truck, the bench, and real doors around Kern & Tulare Counties. Tap any video to watch.
Our work
Real photos. Real jobs. Our van, our bench.
Customer reviews
Rated 4.9 stars on Google
4.9
★★★★★
From 34 Google reviews
Our customers say it better than we can. Read their reviews — and if we've helped you, a review means the world to a family business.
Service area
Serving Kern & Tulare Counties
Tap your town for local details — or just call 661-331-0509. Don't see your town listed? We also cover the smaller communities in between — the surrounding areas across Kern & Tulare Counties.
BakersfieldKern County · Locksmith →
WascoKern County · Locksmith →
ShafterKern County · Locksmith →
DelanoKern County · Locksmith →
McFarlandKern County · Locksmith →
EarlimartTulare County · Locksmith →
PixleyTulare County · Locksmith →
PortervilleTulare County · Locksmith →
& Surrounding AreasButtonwillow, Richgrove, Tipton, Terra Bella & the smaller communities in between — call us →
…and the surrounding communities across Kern & Tulare Counties. If you're in a smaller town or out in the country between these eight, call 661-331-0509 — chances are we cover you too.
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Fill this in and tap the button — it opens a text message to Rick with your details already written. Prefer to talk? Call 661-331-0509, open daily 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
Home · Services
Residential Locksmith
Home lockouts, rekeying, deadbolts, smart locks and key duplication across Kern and Tulare Counties — from a family business that's been doing it since 2001.
How we can help at your home
- Home lockouts — Locked out of the house? We open doors clean, with no damage to the lock or the door.
- Rekeying — Just moved in, or not sure who still has a key? We re-pin your existing locks so every old key stops working.
- Deadbolts — New deadbolt installation and replacement for front, back and side doors.
- Smart locks & keypads — Keypad and smart-lock installation and setup, so the family comes and goes without loose keys.
- Key duplication — Spare house keys cut accurately on professional machines — in the van, on site.
- Lock repair & replacement — Sticky, worn or broken locks repaired, or replaced with quality hardware like the Kwikset deadbolt below.
Quality hardware, installed right.
We install and service Kwikset and Schlage locks every day — the two brands on most homes across Kern & Tulare Counties.
Home · Services
Commercial Locksmith
Storefronts, offices, warehouses and rentals — lockouts, rekeying, master key systems, panic bars and safes, handled by a local family business since 2001.
For your business
- Business lockouts — Locked out of your store or office? We get you back in clean, so you can open for business.
- Rekeying for staff changes — An employee leaves, a tenant moves out — one rekey makes the old keys worthless.
- Master key systems — One key for you, limited keys for staff. Designed and keyed to your building.
- Panic bars & exit hardware — Installation and repair of push bars and exit devices to keep your doors code-ready and easy to exit.
- Safes — Safe opening, combination changes and service for office and retail safes.
- Lock replacement & upgrades — Worn storefront locks replaced with commercial-grade hardware.
Home · Services
Automotive Locksmith
Lost or broken car key? Locked out of the vehicle? We cut and program keys, fobs and smart keys on site — usually for less than the dealership, and without the tow.
Vehicle key & lock services
- Car lockouts — Keys locked in the car or trunk? We open vehicles without damage.
- Key fobs & remotes — Replacement fobs supplied and programmed to your vehicle.
- Transponder keys — Chip keys cut and programmed on professional equipment in the van.
- Smart keys / push-to-start — Proximity smart keys for Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler, Nissan and more.
- Broken key extraction — Key snapped off in the door or ignition? We extract it and cut a fresh key from the pieces.
- Spare keys — The cheapest time to make a spare is before you lose the only one. Ask about a second key while we're there.
Keys we cut & program every week
All makes vary by year and model — call with your year, make and model and we'll tell you straight whether we can do it, and what it will cost. Call for an upfront quote: 661-331-0509.
Home · Services
Rekey Services
New home, new tenant, or a key floating around that shouldn't be? Rekeying changes the pins inside your existing locks so the old keys stop working — same locks, brand-new keys.
What rekeying covers
- Home rekeying — Every lock in the house set to one new key (or keyed different, your choice) after a move, a roommate change, or a lost key.
- Business rekeying — After staff turnover or a lease change, so only current key-holders have access.
- Rentals & property managers — Fast turnaround between tenants, keyed to your system.
- New locks — If a lock is worn or damaged, we'll tell you honestly and install a new one instead.
- Lock replacement — Upgrade to deadbolts or keypad locks during the same visit.
Rekey or replace? If your locks are in good shape, rekeying does the security job for less. If they're worn, loose, or builder-grade, replacement is the smarter money. We'll show you both prices and let you decide. Call for an upfront quote: 661-331-0509.
Home · Our Work
Our Work
No stock photos — this is our van, our equipment, and our bench. When we pull up to your home or business, this is what shows up.
Videos — watch us work
Our own job clips. Tap any video to play it.
Photos
Need one of these keys for your vehicle? See Automotive services or call 661-331-0509.
Home · Reviews
Reviews
Word of mouth built this business. Here's where our customers share theirs — read what neighbors across Kern and Tulare Counties have said, right at the source.
4.9
★★★★★
Average rating from 34 Google reviews
Happy with our work? A Google review is the #1 way to help neighbors find us.
Why reviews matter to a family business
Rick's Lock & Key has served Kern & Tulare Counties since 2001, and most of our work still comes the old way — a neighbor telling a neighbor. Online reviews are the modern version of that. If we've opened your door, rekeyed your home, or made you a car key, taking two minutes to leave a Google or Facebook review helps the next family find a local locksmith they can trust — and it means a lot to ours.
And if something about a job ever isn't right, call Rick directly at 661-331-0509 and give us the chance to make it right.
Home · Contact
Contact & Quote Request
The fastest way to reach Rick is a call or text. We're a mobile locksmith — we come to you, anywhere in our 8 towns and the surrounding areas.
Hours & service area
- Phone: 661-331-0509 — call or text
- Hours: Open daily, 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM — Monday through Sunday, all 7 days
- Service areas: Bakersfield, Wasco, Shafter, Delano, McFarland, Earlimart, Pixley, Porterville & surrounding areas — Kern County & Tulare County
- Pricing: Call for an upfront quote: 661-331-0509. We quote before we start.
Follow along and see recent work: Facebook · Instagram @rickslockandkeyca
Home · Fun & Games
Fun & Games
Test Your Knowledge — three quick games straight from Rick's workbench, played right here on this page. Take the locksmith quiz, try your hand at cutting a key, then race the clock in Key Rush 60. No prizes but bragging rights — and a rank at the end.
Game 1
Test Your Knowledge
Ten questions drawn from real jobs — pick the right key blank or tool for each job card, and call the true-or-false ones. Every answer stays up with the "why," so you'll finish smarter than you started.
Score: 0 · Streak: 0 · Question – of 10
Ready to test your knowledge?
Ten questions, picked fresh each game from Rick's question bank. Get 9 or 10 right to earn the rank of Master Locksmith.
Game 2
Key Cutter
A key code is five depths, 1 to 6. The gold marker sweeps back and forth across the gauge — tap CUT when it lines up with each depth, in order. Exact depth: PERFECT. One off: CLOSE. Further off, and the finished key binds in the lock.
Score: 0 · Cut – of 5
Tap Start, watch the gold marker, and cut each depth in order.
Game 3
Key Rush 60
Sixty seconds, and the job cards keep coming — a car with all keys lost, a lockout, a rekey. Tap the right key or tool for each job. A right tap pays +100, streaks of 3 or more pay a +25 bonus, and a wrong tap shows you the right call but costs you 2 seconds. How many jobs can you call before the clock runs out?
Score: 0 · Streak: 0 · Jobs done: 0
60seconds
Ready to rush?
One 60-second round. Each job card shows a real call from the road — tap the right key or tool. String together streaks for bonus points, and don't let a wrong tap eat your clock.
⏸ Paused
The clock is stopped. Your round is right where you left it.
🔑 Enjoyed the games? Real lock trouble is no game — call Rick's Lock & Key at 661-331-0509, open daily 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM.