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About this directory

autosalvageyards.net is an independent directory of junkyards and auto salvage yards in the United States: pull-your-own-parts yards, full-service used parts yards, auto wreckers and the yards that buy junk cars. It lists 5,296 yards in 2,870 cities across 50 states and DC, with hours, Google ratings, review excerpts and what each yard is known for.

The check every listing has to pass

A map search for "junkyard" also returns towing companies, scrap metal recyclers, cash-for-cars buyers, repair shops and new-parts stores. So a place is listed only when it is a real yard of vehicles or used parts. Google has to file it as a salvage yard, junkyard, auto wrecker or used auto parts store, and at least one of these has to confirm it:

Places filed under another category need a yard name and reviews or a website that prove the yard. Towing outfits, cash-for-cars buyers and scrap recyclers are listed only with clear proof of a yard of vehicles or parts. Places that don't pass aren't shown.

Every claim is backed by evidence

Listings say more than "this yard exists." They can say a yard lets you pull your own parts, pulls parts for you, buys junk cars, tows for free, posts its inventory online, or specializes in trucks, imports, motorcycles, RVs, boats or heavy equipment. Each of those claims appears only when a customer review or the yard's own website supports it (for a specialty, the yard's name can too). The listing shows that support next to the claim: a sentence from a 4 or 5 star review where there is one, or a note that the claim comes from the yard's website.

If nobody mentions something in a review and the yard's website doesn't say it, the listing won't claim it. So some listings say less than you'd find in person. We'd rather leave something out than guess. Right now 734 listed yards have proof of pull-your-own parts, 1,050 yards of full-service, and 1,470 yards of buying junk cars.

A listing is not an endorsement. We don't inspect yards, test their parts or vouch for anyone's service or offers.

Where the data comes from

Hours and inventory change daily. The "open now" note on a listing is worked out in your browser from the listed hours, so it can be wrong on holidays, and many pull-your-own yards stop letting people in before closing. Call before a long drive.

How yards are ranked

Wherever yards are ranked, including the top-rated junkyards pages, the order comes from each yard's Google rating weighted by its number of reviews. A yard with hundreds of good reviews ranks above a yard with a handful of perfect ones. The top-rated pages only include yards with at least 10 reviews, and any one chain gets at most two spots in a city or state list so independents aren't crowded out. Yards can't pay to be listed or ranked.

What you'll find here

What we don't do

We don't sell parts, buy cars or take part in any sale. We don't publish part prices or what a yard pays for a car: both change daily and differ from yard to yard, so ask the yard. Nothing on this site is legal advice; title and paperwork rules vary by state, so check with the yard and your state's DMV.

Corrections

If something on a listing is wrong, such as hours, an address, a closed yard or a claim you think isn't right, email hello@autosalvageyards.net. Include the yard's name and city, or the page link, and what should change. Yard owners can find more on the contact page.

Independence

autosalvageyards.net isn't affiliated with any yard or yard chain listed. Business names are trademarks of their owners. The site doesn't run ads right now; see the privacy policy for what it does use.