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32nd Street Naval Station

Naval Base San Diego Movers

The Pacific Fleet's largest homeport moves on Navy time: deployment cycles, sea-shore rotations, and housing timelines that don't ask your opinion. We move 32nd Street sailors and families across the South Bay with active-duty pricing and zero drama when dates change.

4.8 Google · 341 reviews
A+BBB Accredited
Since 200825,120+ moves
LicensedCAL T-192729 | USDOT 3801918
The short version

Gorilla Movers moves sailors and families at Naval Base San Diego, the Pacific Fleet's largest homeport, across the South Bay neighborhoods where 32nd Street actually lives. We work Navy timelines: deployment cycles, sea-shore rotations, and housing dates that do not ask your opinion. Storage covers the gap when you deploy before the lease ends. Pricing and scheduling are built for an enlisted budget, and PPM paperwork and weight tickets are handled properly. Call 619-600-5000.

Where 32nd Street actually lives

Naval Base San Diego sits on the working waterfront, but its people live in Chula Vista, National City, Imperial Beach, Eastlake, Otay Ranch, and up through downtown, a South Bay footprint we cover daily. Apartment complexes and gated communities dominate the area, so our crews arrive already fluent in the local realities: gate codes, assigned-parking lots where a truck needs planning, and three-story walk-ups without elevators.

For moves touching base or privatized military housing, we coordinate the commercial-vehicle access steps with you in advance. Background-checked, uniformed employees and a registered company truck keep the sponsorship paperwork simple, and confirming it before move day means the crew is carrying boxes at start time instead of waiting at a gate.

Deployments, rotations, and the storage question

Sea duty complicates housing math. Sailors deploying from 32nd Street often need a household packed and stored rather than moved. Give up the apartment, vault the furniture, and come home to it intact. Our secure warehouse does precisely that: professionally padded, sealed-vault storage, inventoried piece by piece, for a month or a full deployment, with the same crew delivering when you are back and housed.

For PPM moves, the reimbursement paperwork gets the full treatment: certified empty and loaded weight tickets arranged near your route, itemized invoices built for the finance office, and license numbers that verify cleanly. CAL T-192729, USDOT 3801918. Since 2008, a healthy share of our 25,120+ moves have started with a set of orders.

Priced and scheduled for an E-4's reality

Active-duty pricing applies the moment you mention your status. Bills are hourly with fuel itemized, no mystery line items, and the written quote lands within one business hour. Early starts work around duty days, and when the ship's schedule rewrites your plans, we reschedule without a fee or a lecture.

Barracks-to-apartment first moves are welcome here, not too small: a studio load with a couple of hours on the clock is a normal Tuesday for us, and it is priced accordingly.

How it works

Four steps to settled in.

1

Tell us the basics

30-second form or one call. A real quote lands within one business hour.

2

Lock your date

Crew, truck, and arrival window confirmed. Optional text reminders.

3

We do the lifting

Wrap, pack, load, transport. Protected and live-tracked at every step.

4

Settle in happy

Placed, reassembled, debris gone. You just live there now.

Pricing

What does it cost? Straight answers.

Get an exact quote
SizeTypical range*Notes
1 bedroom$450-7503-5 hours
2 bedroom$800-14005-7 hours
3 bedroom house$1400-21007-9 hours
*Hourly estimates for local moves, with fuel itemized up front and active-duty pricing applied at booking. Binding quotes are locked in with a free on-site survey.
FAQ

Naval Base San Diego Moving questions, answered.

Can you store my household goods during a deployment?
Yes, that's one of the most common requests we get from 32nd Street. Your household is padded, sealed in vaults, and inventoried in our secure warehouse for a month or a full deployment, then delivered by the same crew when you're back and housed.
Do you handle government-booked PCS moves?
If your PCS is government-arranged, the military assigns the carrier and you do not choose. Where we come in is the PPM option, where you hire your own mover and get reimbursed based on documented weight, plus local moves on and off base, housing-to-housing shuffles, and moves the government is not paying for.
Can you help with PPM weight tickets and paperwork?
Yes. Reimbursement on a personally procured move is based on certified scale weights, empty and loaded. We help arrange the weighing at a certified scale near your route and provide the itemized invoice your finance office expects, backed by a licensed carrier: CAL T-192729, USDOT 3801918.
Do you cover Chula Vista, National City, and Imperial Beach?
Daily. The South Bay is core territory for us, gated communities, apartment complexes, and walk-ups included. Travel is itemized in the written quote.
Is a small barracks-to-apartment move worth booking movers for?
Yes, and we price it like what it is: a small hourly job. A studio-size load often takes just a few hours, and active-duty pricing applies when you mention your status.
How soon can you move me near Naval Base San Diego?
Most moves near Naval Base San Diego book within the same week, and short notice is often doable when orders move your date up. Tell us your timing and we will find the soonest slot.
Reviews

San Diego keeps calling us back. 4.8★ across 341 Google reviews.

★★★★★

Gorilla movers did a fantastic job moving my mother in Oceanside. Raul was incredible. From the moment he arrived, he was very strategic in how he would complete the job. I had doubts with all of the stuff we had but trusted his knowledge and experience and he exceeded our expectations! They take care of your items, asked a lot of questions and consistently checked in on if there was anything else they could help with. Raul, not sure if we could have done this move without you!! Thank you so much and than you Gorilla movers!! -Jackie, Marty, and Liz

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Jackie SprongGoogle
★★★★★

Alex and the crew were very professional and took great care of our stuff. We booked on short notice and they were accommodating and communicated throughout the move. They even helped move some of the boxes of stuff from our garage to the appropriate rooms as we had a little extra time.

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Taylor BasharaGoogle
★★★★★

We used Gorilla Movers 7 years ago and they did an excellent job. So we hired them again for our current move and they worked so hard. This time we were moving our belongings into pods and the perfectly wrapped our furniture for a long move. They also perfectly packed the pods so we could fit all of our belongings. I highly recommend this moving company.

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Veronica GiamancoGoogle
★★★★★

100% excellent customer service and professional movers. They have a great attitudes. They handled glass, large art and some heavy furniture,,, everything with care in two different moves. Plus their rates are fair. You won’t go wrong.

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Bruce McAlesterGoogle
★★★★★

Genuinely honest and hardworking people at this company. You couldn't ask for a better service and well worth it. Absolutely indicative of their already glowing reviews!!!

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Chris PanteliGoogle
★★★★★

Excellent, careful, friendly movers ... highly recommended!

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Harry LevinsonGoogle
★★★★★

I cannot stress enough the quality of their service, expertise, and responsiveness. Gorilla Movers made the task of relocating my call center operation within the San Diego area far easier than I anticipated. They exceeded my expectations throughout the entire process and will be the first company I call for any future moving needs.

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Carlos MoralesGoogle
★★★★★

Alonzo and Alexis were excellent. They knew exactly what they were doing and were very careful in all the details they performed. They were quick and efficient and very professional in all their duties. They responded well to questions and any changes made. Couldn’t have had two better people help us with our move. Wonderful!

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Karen KitinojaGoogle
★★★★★

Raul and his team were excellent. Not only did he guide the entire process of loading my belongs into the PODS, he went above and beyond to help me organize my things and make sure everything was loaded properly. I would certainly recommend Gorilla Movers and specifically, Raul, again. Thank you to everyone at Gorilla Movers, from start to finish!!

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Mark BlevinsGoogle
★★★★★

Great Staff, Easy to communicate, professional, great with our commercial moving items.

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Manuel MendozaGoogle
★★★★★

Moving my daughter cross country was exhausting & exciting enough. We decided to used Gorilla Movers to unload our rented truck. What a wonderful experience. The two men were professional, respectful and got the job done quick and without any issues. I would highly recommend them!

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Sherri HeltGoogle
★★★★★

Raul and his crew were very professional. They were quick and polite. 100% would hire them again.

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Mayisha FrugeGoogle
★★★★★

Excellent workers great customer service 10/10 amazing

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Tommie WillsGoogle
★★★★★

I had a fantastic experience with Gorilla Movers! The crew was professional, punctual, and handled all of my belongings with great care. They worked efficiently, communicated clearly throughout the move, and made what could have been a stressful day feel easy and organized. Nothing was damaged, and they went above and beyond to make sure everything was placed exactly where I wanted it. If you're looking for reliable, hardworking movers with excellent customer service, I highly recommend Gorilla Movers. I would definitely use them again!

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Ryan HelfandGoogle

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