Need a locksmith in Downtown, Midtown or Harbor Town?

Can you open or rekey an old Midtown mortise lock?

Usually, yes. Most old mortise and rim locks open without damage, and many take a standard cylinder that can be rekeyed.

Central Gardens, Cooper-Young, Evergreen and Vollintine-Evergreen have plenty of homes from the early 1900s. Some still have their original mortise lock: a steel box set inside the edge of the door, with the knob and keyhole on one tall plate. Others have a rim lock or night latch screwed to the inside face.

Parts for a century-old mortise body are harder to find. If a worn one needs replacing, the tech sends a photo and the options before touching it. Some owners keep the old mortise for its look and add a modern deadbolt above it. See rekeying and lock changes.

Midtown also has a lot of duplexes, fourplexes and small walk-ups. If you rent one, check your lease before asking for new locks. Leases commonly require the landlord to keep a working key.

Can you get me into a Downtown apartment with a front desk?

We can open your unit door, but someone from the building has to let the tech past the fob entry or front desk.

That applies across Downtown, South Main and Harbor Town on Mud Island, where many buildings have fob entry, a front desk or a courtesy officer. We do not bypass a building's own entry system.

First, check if your leasing office is open. Many will let a resident in at no charge during office hours. After hours we need a way into the building and proof the unit is yours: ID showing that unit, a lease, or a utility bill in your name. More on house and apartment lockouts.

Locked out of your car after a game or show?

Tell us the lot or garage, plus the level and row, and we text the all-in price before the tech drives out.

Event parking is where Downtown car lockouts tend to happen: the lots around FedExForum and Beale Street, AutoZone Park, the Memphis Zoo lots in Overton Park, the Overton Square garage, and Tiger Lane at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Gated garages and hospital garages in the Medical District have their own staff or security. Ask the attendant if a service van can come in, or meet the tech at the entrance. Details on car lockouts.

Roads in and out

Midtown and Downtown sit inside the loop formed by I-240 and I-40, so most of our driving uses Union, Poplar, Madison and Sam Cooper.

On event nights those streets slow down, so we give you the drive time when you contact us and text an update if traffic changes it.

ZIP codes on this page: 38103, 38104, 38105, 38107 and 38112. All are in the core zone, with no drive add-on.