Locksmith in Burkburnett, TX
Locked out, lost your keys, or moving into a rental that still opens with somebody else’s key? Call (940) 557-5112.
Quick Answer
Is there a locksmith in Burkburnett?
Not a walk-in shop.
How long does it take to get here?
Typically 35 to 45 minutes.
What does it cost?
The same as in town.
What can be done here?
Lockouts, rekeys, car keys cut and programmed, lock repair, deadbolts, commercial work and safes.
The Most Common Locksmith Calls in Burkburnett
Rekeys on rental turnover
This is the biggest single category here, and it is a direct result of who lives in town.
Car keys for people who just arrived
A family reports in on orders, driving a vehicle registered in another state with exactly one key, and the spare is i…
Lockouts in older houses
A town with a lot of long tenure homeowners has a lot of original hardware.
Gates, outbuildings and equipment
Burkburnett still has working wells on city lots and behind houses, along with sheds, shops, yards and trailers.
Truck keys
Oilfield and ranch country.
Recreation lot lockouts
Friendship Park, Boomtown Bay in summer, and Red River Speedway on race nights.
Lockouts on the Oklahoma run
Burkburnett sits near the Red River and the state line, and people get stranded on that stretch of I-44 in both directions.
Renting in Burkburnett? Your Landlord Owes You the Rekey
This matters more in this town than almost anywhere in the county, because so much of the housing is rented to people who move every few years.
Texas Property Code § 92.156 requires a landlord to rekey a security device operated by a key, card or combination, at the landlord’s expense, no later than the seventh day after each tenant turnover date.
It applies even if the landlord was the only previous occupant. An owner who lived in the house themselves still has to rekey before leasing it.
A keypad lock counts, because the statute covers combination devices as well as keys.
Interior doors are excluded, and you can request extra rekeying at your own expense as often as you like under § 92.156(b).
If you moved into a Burkburnett rental this summer and nobody changed the locks, ask. It is their obligation and their money, inside seven days.
This is a summary of the statute rather than legal advice. The text is in Property Code Chapter 92, Subchapter D.
[More on rekeying and Texas rental rules](/lock-change-rekey-wichita-falls)
Services Available in Burkburnett
Emergency lockouts
Car, house, apartment, business, and interior doors. 24 hours including Sundays.
Car keys and fobs
Cut and programmed at the vehicle. Transponder keys, remote head keys, fobs and push to start. No tow.
Rekeying and lock changes
Per cylinder, keyed alike so one key runs the front, back, garage and gate.
Lock repair
Deadbolts that will not throw, latches that will not catch, keys that stick, broken key extraction.
Deadbolts and new hardware
including boring a door that never had a deadbolt.
Smart locks
fitted and set up, with the door checked first.
Commercial work
for businesses along Sheppard Road and the Avenue D corridor, plus master keying and door closers.
Safes
opened, repaired and recombinated, matched to a technician who works on safes rather than doors.
Gates, padlocks and outbuildings
which in this town is a real category rather than an afterthought.
What It Costs
Prices in Burkburnett are the same as in Wichita Falls.
[Full price list and how a locksmith quote is built](/locksmith-cost-wichita-falls)
How It Works
Step 1. Call and say you are in Burkburnett, with your address or the nearest cross street. For a vehicle, the year, make and model. For a door, what the lock is doing.
Step 2. You get a price range and an arrival estimate for a Burkburnett address, not a Wichita Falls one.
Step 3. A mobile locksmith who covers 76354 is matched to the job.
Step 4. Ownership gets verified at the door. Photo ID plus registration, title or insurance for a vehicle. ID showing the address or a lease for a property.
Step 5. The work is done and tested. On a rekey, the old key gets tried as well as the new one, because the old key is the one that has to stop working.
Step 6. You pay the locksmith directly.
Local Conditions That Affect Locks Here
The same clay, the same seasonal movement
North central Wichita County sits on expansive clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks through the dry summers.
Older houses, older hardware
Long tenure ownership means locks that have been on the same doors for thirty or forty years.
Summer heat on fobs and keypads
Triple digit stretches are hard on key fob batteries, plastic housings and safe electronics, particularly anything living in a shop or a metal outbuilding.
Winter freezes
Frozen car door cylinders are a normal January call.
Dust and wind
Grit gets into exterior cylinders faster here than in wetter climates.
When You Do Not Need a Locksmith in Burkburnett
Copying a plain house key
Nothing in Burkburnett does this cheaply, but the kiosks and key counters down at the Lowe’s, Home Depot and Ace in W…
A Kwikset SmartKey rekey with a working key in hand
One minute with the tool that came with the lock, and the instructions are on Kwikset’s site.
A dead key fob
A CR2032 costs a few dollars at any pharmacy and fixes it more often than not.
A deadbolt that has started catching
Do the free air test above before you call anyone.
A loose knob or a rattling handle
Two screws on the interior side.
A rental that was not rekeyed at move in
Call your landlord, not us. See the statute section above.
A safe under warranty with an electronic fault
Call the manufacturer first. Many will issue a reset or a service code after verifying who you are, at no cost.
Verify Whoever Comes Out
Texas is one of roughly 13 states that license this trade.
Ask for the license number and check it through the state TOPS system at dps.texas.gov. That applies to anyone, including anyone you reach through this site.
Two things that should end the call. A quote under $50, which is bait rather than a price.
One thing specific to a smaller town. Burkburnett appears in the service area list of a lot of operators who have never been here.
[How to check a locksmith properly](/how-to-choose-a-locksmith-wichita-falls)
Areas Covered Around Burkburnett
All of 76354, including the neighbourhoods off Sheppard Road, the Avenue D and Third Street areas, the housing north toward the Red River, and the rural properties and county roads outside the city limits.
Also the recreation areas at Friendship Park, Boomtown Bay and Red River Speedway, plus the I-44 and Highway 240 corridors in both directions.
Nearby coverage includes Wichita Falls, Iowa Park, Electra and the Sheppard Air Force Base area.