Scrap Yards in California

California has 140 scrap yards in this directory across 83 cities.

According to the yards' own websites, 9 say they buy junk cars and 1 offer free towing.

The most scrap yards are in Los Angeles (16), Modesto (4) and Oakland (4).

Call ahead before you go: inventory changes daily and hours vary by season.

140
Scrap yards
83
Cities
9
Buy junk cars

Scrap Yards by city in California

All 140 scrap yards in California

Sorted by size. Tap a name for details.

A and S Metals

Castroville, CA

Address
11340 Commercial Pkwy, Castroville
Phone
(831) 633-3379
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

A&s Metals-modesto

Modesto, CA

Address
1616 Angelo Way, Modesto
Phone
(209) 537-4766
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Augustine Metals

Colton, CA

Address
2021 W Placentia Ln, Colton
Phone
(951) 682-8102

DC Metals Recycling

North Highlands, CA

Address
6849 28th St, North Highlands
Phone
(916) 344-0862
Services
Takes scrap metal, Self-service

P&T Metals

South El Monte, CA

Address
2213 Tyler Ave, South El Monte
Phone
(626) 443-8921
Services
Buys junk cars, Full-service, Takes scrap metal

progressive scrap metals

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2440 E 15th St, Los Angeles
Phone
(323) 706-5768
Services
Buys junk cars, Free towing, Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Sackin Metals

Huntington Beach, CA

Address
15201 Transistor Ln, Huntington Beach
Phone
(714) 891-4505
Services
Takes scrap metal

Sims Metal

Sacramento, CA

Address
130 N 12th St, Sacramento
Phone
(916) 444-3380
Services
Buys junk cars, Takes scrap metal

Sims Metal

Stockton, CA

Address
1000 Aurora St S, Stockton
Phone
(209) 948-4000
Services
Takes scrap metal

A & S Metal Recycling

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2261 E 15th St, Los Angeles
Phone
(213) 623-9443
Services
Takes scrap metal

Aaron Metals

Oakland, CA

Address
750 105th Ave, Oakland
Phone
(510) 569-6767
Services
Takes scrap metal

Alameda Metals

Palmdale, CA

Address
37815 6th St E, Palmdale
Phone
(661) 538-0299
Services
Takes scrap metal

Asco Metals

Santa Fe Springs, CA

Address
13014 Los Nietos Rd, Santa Fe Springs
Phone
(562) 944-6306
Services
Takes scrap metal

C & M Metals

Los Angeles, CA

Address
1709 E 24th St, Los Angeles
Phone
(323) 234-4662

Circosta Iron & Metal

San Francisco, CA

Address
1801 Evans Ave, San Francisco
Phone
(415) 282-8568
Services
Takes scrap metal

Fry's Metals

Hayward, CA

Address
1845 W Winton Ave, Hayward
Phone
(510) 276-4344
Services
Takes scrap metal

Pomona Scrap Metal

Pomona, CA

Address
1432 E 1st St, Pomona
Phone
(909) 623-1373
Services
Takes scrap metal

Santa Barbara Iron & Metal

Santa Barbara, CA

Address
709 E Gutierrez St, Santa Barbara
Phone
(805) 966-4468
Services
Takes scrap metal

A & S Metals

Salinas, CA

Address
456 Brunken Ave, Salinas
Phone
(831) 424-3367
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

A & S Metals

Madera, CA

Address
644 E Olive Ave, Madera
Phone
(559) 673-4766
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

A and S Metals

Watsonville, CA

Address
1080 W Beach St, Watsonville
Phone
(831) 722-3597
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Aaron Metals

Hayward, CA

Address
25101 Clawiter Rd, Hayward
Phone
(510) 732-1200
Services
Takes scrap metal

Bruno's Iron and Metal

Fresno, CA

Address
3211 S Golden State Blvd, Fresno
Phone
(559) 233-6543
Services
Buys junk cars, Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Chico Scrap Metal South

Durham, CA

Address
36 Steel Mill Ln, Durham
Phone
(530) 345-1467
Services
Buys junk cars, Takes scrap metal

Ekco Metals

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2777 E Washington Blvd, Los Angeles
Phone
(323) 264-1615
Services
Takes scrap metal

Fortune Metal

Bakersfield, CA

Address
19421 Quinn Rd, Bakersfield
Phone
(661) 387-1100
Services
Takes scrap metal

Global Metal Recycling

Riverside, CA

Address
6158 Columbus St, Riverside
Phone
(951) 540-3394
Services
Takes scrap metal

Lee's Iron & Metal

Vista, CA

Address
1315 Lee Dr, Vista
Phone
(760) 724-1330
Services
Takes scrap metal

Morton Scrap Metal

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2020 Sacramento St, Los Angeles
Phone
(213) 896-0393
Services
Takes scrap metal

Premises Metals

Ontario, CA

Address
10802 Vernon Ave, Ontario
Phone
(909) 465-1168
Services
Takes scrap metal, Self-service

Smart Recycling

Wilmington, CA

Address
414 W C St, Wilmington
Phone
(310) 830-8277
Services
Takes scrap metal

Standard Iron & Metal

Oakland, CA

Address
4525 San Leandro St, Oakland
Phone
(510) 535-0222
Services
Takes scrap metal

Tm Scrap Metals Inc.

Sun Valley, CA

Address
11092 Tuxford St, Sun Valley
Phone
(818) 771-0510
Services
Takes scrap metal

Tri County Scrap Metals

Ukiah, CA

Address
3515 Taylor Dr, Ukiah
Phone
(707) 234-6425
Services
Buys junk cars, Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Triple S Metals, Inc.

Livermore, CA

Address
567 Exchange Ct, Livermore
Phone
(925) 443-3262
Services
Takes scrap metal

West Side Metal Recycling

Glendale, CA

Address
6449 San Fernando Rd, Glendale
Phone
(818) 243-6965
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Kramer Metals

Huntington Park, CA

Address
2863 Slauson Ave, Huntington Park
Phone
(323) 587-2277
Services
Takes scrap metal

Kramar Metals

Sun Valley, CA

Address
8821 San Fernando Rd, Sun Valley
Phone
(818) 767-4303
Services
Takes scrap metal

American Metal Recycling

Grand Terrace, CA

Address
21516 Main St, Grand Terrace
Phone
(909) 533-3030
Services
Takes scrap metal

Crown Metals

Oroville, CA

Address
4801 Feather River Blvd, Oroville
Phone
(530) 533-7718
Services
Full-service, Takes scrap metal

Abc Metals

National City, CA

Address
1401 Cleveland Ave, National City
Phone
(619) 474-1727
Services
Takes scrap metal

Union CM Metal Recycling

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2203 S Alameda St, Los Angeles
Phone
(213) 677-2401
Services
Buys junk cars, Takes scrap metal

A&S Metals

Merced, CA

Address
2901 State Hwy 59, Merced
Phone
(209) 722-7527

D C Metals Inc

San Leandro, CA

Address
2399 Davis St, San Leandro
Phone
(510) 569-2255

Iqa Metal

Chino, CA

Address
13825 Norton Ave, Chino
Phone
(909) 637-2600

Steel Mill Recycling

American Canyon, CA

Address
465 Napa Junction Rd, American Canyon
Phone
(707) 642-2835

T Metals

San Diego, CA

Address
531 Alta Rd, San Diego
Phone
(619) 601-2166

US Metals

Indio, CA

Address
84481 Cabazon Rd, Indio
Phone
(760) 775-9922

Vi-cal Metals

Anaheim, CA

Address
1400 N Baxter St, Anaheim
Phone
(714) 956-6200

A-1 Metals

Rio Linda, CA

Address
2655 Elkhorn Blvd, Rio Linda
Phone
(916) 991-5808

Tor Metals

Sun Valley, CA

Address
12179 Branford St Ste D, Sun Valley
Services
Takes scrap metal

C & S Metals

Tracy, CA

Address
360 W Arbor Ave, Tracy
Phone
(209) 836-4293

Specialty Scrap

Lake Elsinore, CA

Address
1315 W Flint St, Lake Elsinore
Phone
(888) 202-4900

GGR Metals

Escondido, CA

Address
641 Rock Springs Rd, Escondido
Phone
(442) 277-1037

Rudy's Metals

Sacramento, CA

Address
750 Richards Blvd, Sacramento
Phone
(916) 912-0487

Coast Metals

Ontario, CA

Address
4765 E State St, Ontario
Phone
(909) 590-4949

Empire Steel

Yuba City, CA

Address
3094 N Township Rd, Yuba City
Phone
(530) 673-7180

JW Metals

National City, CA

Address
1401 Cleveland Ave, National City
Phone
(619) 474-4878

Liberty Metals

Los Angeles, CA

Address
5535 Alba St, Los Angeles
Phone
(323) 585-8982

Scrap Solutions

Santa Clarita, CA

Address
25409 Sheffield Ln, Santa Clarita
Phone
(661) 255-0214

Scruffy Scraps

Jurupa Valley, CA

Address
9239 Orco Pkwy Ste G, Jurupa Valley
Phone
(951) 456-0026

Sun-lite Metals

Los Angeles, CA

Address
2210 E 85th St, Los Angeles
Phone
(323) 581-7772

Pacoima Metals

Pacoima, CA

Address
12215 Montague St, Pacoima
Phone
(818) 890-5555

Sos Metals Inc

Gardena, CA

Address
201 E Gardena Blvd, Gardena
Phone
(310) 217-8848

United Scrap Force

Panorama City, CA

Address
13952 Saticoy St, Panorama City
Phone
(818) 983-8587

Nica Metals

Livermore, CA

Address
101 Greenville Rd, Livermore

Common questions

Which scrap yards in California buy junk cars?

9 yards say on its website that it buys junk or unwanted cars, including Mike's Scrap Metal Recycling Center, P&T Metals, progressive scrap metals, Sims Metal and Bruno's Iron and Metal. Have the title ready; most yards quote by phone from the year, make, model and condition.

What do scrap yards pay for?

Most take ferrous metal (steel, iron, cars and appliances) by the ton and non-ferrous metal (copper, brass, aluminum, stainless) by the pound, at prices that change with the commodity market. Sort metals before you go; clean, separated copper and aluminum pay more. Bring a photo ID, which most states require for scrap sales.

Data: Overture Maps Foundation places data (CDLA Permissive 2.0) and each yard's own website. Listings change; confirm details with the yard before you go. How this directory is built.