24/7 Mobile Locksmith in Smithfield NC

Locked Out in a Smithfield Parking Lot?

Smithfield is the county seat of Johnston County. People drive in from all over the county to shop, take classes and handle county business. A locked car in a big lot is easy to fix once the locksmith knows exactly where to find you. Here is what to tell us at three well-known places in town.

Carolina Premium Outlets at I-95 Exit 95

The outlet center sits right off Exit 95 and has more than 80 stores. The lots are wide, and one row of cars looks a lot like the next. Give us the name of the closest store and the side of the building you parked on. Just passing through on I-95 and new to the area? The exit number is enough to get us started.

Downtown on East Market Street

East Market Street is home to the Ava Gardner Museum and the Johnston County Heritage Center. If you parked on the street or in a downtown lot, tell us the nearest cross street or the business beside your car.

Johnston Community College

JCC has its main campus in Smithfield and serves about 14,000 students a year. Cars sit in its lots from early morning classes into the evening. If your keys are locked inside on campus, name the building or the lot closest to you.

Wherever you are stuck, two more details help: the car’s year, make and model, and whether the engine is still running. If a child or a pet is shut inside a hot car, dial 911 before you call anyone else.

What We Ask Before We Make a New Car Key

Lost your only key? Snapped a key in the door? Did the fob stop working? We cut new car keys on site and pair new key fobs and keyless remotes with the car, for many makes and models, right where it is parked. That pairing step is called programming, and it teaches the car to accept a new fob.

Before a car locksmith heads your way, we ask three questions:

1. What is the year, make and model? This lets us tell you on that first call whether we can make a key for your car.
2. Is there any working key left? Copying a key that still turns is far easier than starting with no key at all.
3. Where is the car right now? A home driveway, a work lot and a store lot all work for us. We just need to know which one.

Down to one key? Call before that key goes missing too. A spare made now turns a lost key later into a small problem. You can read more about our auto locksmith work.

Moved to Johnston County? Rekey Before You Unpack

Johnston County keeps adding neighbors. The U.S. Census counted 168,878 people in the county in 2010 and 215,999 in 2020. That is a gain of about 28% in ten years. Smithfield itself had 11,292 people at the 2020 Census.

Every move into a home that someone else lived in first raises the same question. Who else still has a key? Past owners, their relatives and old contractors may all hold one.

A rekey changes the small pins inside your lock, so every old key stops working. The lock stays on the door, and your household gets new keys that nobody else holds. If your outside locks share the same key style, we can often set them all to one key.

Sometimes the lock itself is the problem. A deadbolt that grinds or a latch that will not catch may only need a repair. A worn or weak lock is better replaced with a stronger one. Some Smithfield homeowners skip the metal key and choose a smart lock that unlocks with a code typed on a keypad or a tap in a phone app. We do lock repairs, lock upgrades and smart lock installs. If a rekey alone will solve it, we say so.

Locked out of the house instead? That is residential locksmith work too, and we can cut spare keys during the same visit. See our home lock services for more.

Locks for Smithfield Offices, Stores and Rental Units

Offices, stores and rental homes share one weak spot: keys tend to leave with people. A worker quits and keeps a key. A tenant moves out and forgets to return the spare.

A commercial locksmith visit fixes that gap. Here is what Smithfield owners and property managers can ask us for:

• Rekeys on every door a former worker or tenant could open.
• Help when you are locked out of your store or office at opening or closing time.
• Copies of the new key for each staff member who needs one.
• Repairs and upgrades for locks on doors that get heavy daily use.

Before you call, count the doors that need work. Include the front door, the back door, inside office doors and any storage room. With that number, the locksmith can bring enough parts to finish the job in 1 visit. See more of our locksmith help for businesses.

Smithfield, Selma and the Towns Nearby

We are based in Kenly, NC, a short drive north of Smithfield on I-95. We serve all of Smithfield, from downtown to the neighborhoods west of the Neuse River, which runs through town just west of the downtown area.

Selma borders Smithfield to the northeast, and U.S. 301 connects the two town centers about 4 miles apart. If you are on that side of the line, visit our locksmith page for Selma. Closer to our home base? Read about our mobile locksmith service in Kenly.

Smithfield Locksmith FAQ

Is there a 24 hour locksmith in Smithfield, NC?

Yes. All In Locksmith takes calls around the clock, every day of the week, weekends included.

Will you come to a store lot or an apartment lot?

Yes. We are a mobile locksmith, so we work wherever your car or door is. That includes store lots, apartment lots, driveways and job sites in Smithfield.

Can all my outside doors use one key?

Often, yes. When we rekey your locks, we can usually match them to one new key if they take the same key style. We check this at your door before we start.

How do I know a Smithfield locksmith is licensed?

Under G.S. 74F-3, anyone who does locksmith work in North Carolina, or even offers to, must hold a state license. Ask for the license number before any work begins. Then look it up on the NC Locksmith Licensing Board website. Ours is NC Locksmith License #2554.

Keys stuck in the car, a fob that quit or new locks for a new home in Smithfield? Call (919) 901-3231. A licensed mobile locksmith will come to you, day or night.