Verified Charleston locksmiths and security companies for lockouts, rekeying, commercial locks, safes, and access control - serving East End, Kanawha City, South Hills, Elk City, Cross Lanes, St Albans and beyond.
Use a licensed local locksmith with a real address, not a call center that dispatches a sub and price-gouges on arrival. Get the price on the phone first.
The Kanawha Valley has old housing stock, real winters and river-town flooding. West Virginia homeowners value a trade that stands behind the work. When you compare locksmiths and security companies in Charleston, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing.
Searching for locksmiths and security companies near me in Charleston? Everyone ranked below serves Charleston and the surrounding neighborhoods, including East End, Kanawha City, South Hills, Elk City, Cross Lanes, St Albans. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first.
If this is an emergency, call rather than fill in a form. Being locked out of a house or a car is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Ask up front whether they are dispatching tonight and what the after-hours call-out fee is: 24/7 availability is not something a star rating can tell you.
Based on Google ratings and review volume as of September 2026, the top rated locksmiths and security companies in Charleston are Van Dyke Lock and Key, Porter Locksmith, Better Call Shaw Locksmith. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page.
Every company ranked on this page serves Charleston and the surrounding area, including East End, Kanawha City, South Hills, Elk City, Cross Lanes, St Albans. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest locksmith is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you.
After-hours availability is not part of a Google rating, so this directory cannot verify it for you in advance. Being locked out of a house or a car is the case for calling instead of waiting for morning. Call the top rated locksmiths and security companies on this page and ask two things before you agree to anything: are you dispatching tonight, and what is the after-hours call-out fee. A company that answers both plainly on the phone is usually the one that actually shows up.
Use a licensed local locksmith with a real address, not a call center that dispatches a sub and price-gouges on arrival. Get the price on the phone first.
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