# A-1 Lock & Safe Co., Inc. > Family-run locksmith serving Evansville, Indiana and the surrounding Tri-State > since 1983. Mobile service — no walk-in counter. Phone: (812) 473-3536. > Hours: Monday–Saturday 8AM–5PM; Sunday call for availability (quoted before dispatch). > Licensed, bonded, and insured; ALOA Certified Professional Locksmith. > Service area: Evansville, Newburgh, Boonville, Chandler, Mount Vernon (IN); Henderson (KY). > Payment: cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express. ## Services - [Automotive](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/automotive): car keys cut & programmed at the vehicle (all keys lost is routine), transponder/fob/smart keys, ignition replacement. - [Residential](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/residential): rekeying, deadbolt installation, smart locks and keypad deadbolts. - [Commercial](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/commercial): master key systems, exit devices, door closers, storefront and aluminum door hardware. - [Safes & Vaults](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/safes): safe opening (usually without cutting), combination changes, electronic retrofits. The page walks through the common failure states (dial turns but nothing happens, handle bound with the right combination, dead or beeping keypad, lost combination, door will not relock, lost key, moved or dropped safe, fire or flood damage) with what each usually means and how it is repaired. ## Service areas Evansville is our backyard; the towns around it are regular routes, not exceptions. Each city page states honestly what we do there and how fast we can come. - [Service areas index](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas): all six cities, plus the wider Tri-State on request — distance is one factor in the phone quote. - [Evansville, IN](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/evansville-in): our backyard — based here since 1983, most city calls reached same day during posted hours. - [Newburgh, IN](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/newburgh-in): daily route — new-homeowner rekeys, riverfront-district hardware, and the rest of Warrick County with it. - [Boonville, IN](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/boonville-in): regular Warrick County seat stop — courthouse-square storefronts, rekeys, car keys cut at the driveway; usually same-day. - [Henderson, KY](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/henderson-ky): across the river most weekdays — same trucks, rates quoted before we cross the bridge. - [Mount Vernon, IN](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/mount-vernon-in): anchors our Posey County work — rekeys, storefronts, keyed-alike farm padlocks; same-day more often than not. - [Chandler, IN](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/service-areas/chandler-in): on the SR 62 corridor between Evansville and Boonville — an easy add to routes we already run. ## Articles Advice written from the work itself — no prices (every job is quoted on the phone), no lock-defeating technique, defender's side only. - [Blog index](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog): all articles, newest first. - [Dead Keypad on Your Safe: Three Things to Try Before You Call Anyone](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/dead-safe-keypad): troubleshooting you can do at the door for a dead electronic safe lock — a fresh alkaline battery installed correctly, the connector behind the keypad, and waiting out the wrong-code penalty lockout — then the signs that the cable or lock body has failed and how a technician replaces the lock without cutting the safe. - [Rekey or Replace? The Honest Answer for Most Homes](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/rekey-or-replace-locks): why changing the pins in existing hardware is the whole fix for most homes, the narrower set of cases where a lock genuinely has to be replaced, what drives the cost of each route, and why a sticking door is usually the door rather than the lock. - [Inherited a Safe & Nobody Knows the Combination](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/inherited-safe-no-combination): why manipulation is tried before drilling, what we ask about the safe on the phone, and how the safe leaves working, with a new combination you chose. - [Transponder, Remote Head, or Smart Key: Identify Your Car Key Before You Call](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/identify-your-car-key): a plain-language guide to naming the key on your ring — blade, buttons, and dash — so the quote you hear on the phone is for your exact key, plus how to describe a key that is lost. - [Lost Every Key to Your Car? How an All-Keys-Lost Job Works](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/all-keys-lost): the whole job in order — the four phone questions, the ID and ownership documents we check, originating and programming a key at the vehicle, and how push-to-start smart keys change the equipment. No tow, no dealer wait. - [What a Car Key Replacement Actually Costs](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/car-key-replacement-cost): the four price drivers — working key or not, key type, programming method, where and when — explained without a price list, plus why the dealer route usually costs more once the tow and the wait are counted. - [How a Master Key System Actually Works](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/how-a-master-key-system-works): change keys, masters, and grand masters explained for building owners — plus the written keying schedule, expansion room for future doors, and records on file so a matching key can be cut years later without re-surveying. - [How to Tell a Real Local Locksmith From a Call-Center Broker](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/blog/how-to-tell-a-real-local-locksmith): the checks that expose a lead-broker before you hang up — business name, street address, binding phone quote — plus what to verify in Indiana & Kentucky, where locksmiths are not licensed. ## Policies - Quotes are given on the phone before dispatch; if something changes the price, work stops until it is discussed. - Ownership is verified before any car, home, or safe is opened. - One phone number, answered here in town — not a dispatch center. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.evansvilleindianalocksmith.com/privacy): what the site collects (Google Analytics, Google Ads conversion tracking, Vercel hosting and analytics), the cookies involved, retention, and how to make a privacy request. 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