Used Shipping Containers for Sale and Rent in San Francisco

20ft, 40ft & 40ft sustainable self storage solutions for purchase or rent in Northern California.

    Red, green, and blue shipping containers in front of retail store
    Red, green, and blue shipping containers in front of retail store

    Buy or Rent a Shipping Container in San Francisco

    At Eveon Containers, ordering secure onsite storage is simple. Browse available containers, get real-time pricing for your San Francisco address, and complete your purchase or rental entirely online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whether you're looking to [buy](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/shipping-container-for-sale) or [rent](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/storage-container-for-rent), it takes just a few clicks. - **Flexible Sizes:** 20ft, 40ft, or 40ft High Cube containers available for purchase or rental. - **Short-Term Rental Options:** Rentals start at a 3-month minimum, with month-to-month flexibility after that. - **Delivery in 3-5 Business Days:** Order online and your container is delivered to your San Francisco property within 3-5 business days. Not sure which container fits your needs? Our team is available Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 8:00pm EST at [888-489-7585](tel:888-489-7585).

    Shipping Containers Available in San Francisco, California in 3-5 Business Days

    20ft Storage Container corner

    20ft Used Container

    Dimensions

    • Length

      20'

    • Width

      8'

    • Height

      8' 6"

    Can Fit

    • Contents of a 3-bedroom house

    • 4000 pairs of shoes

    • 10 pallets (each carrying 60 boxes)

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    40ft Used Storage Container corner

    40ft Used Container

    Dimensions

    • Length

      40'

    • Width

      8'

    • Height

      8' 6"

    Can Fit

    • Contents of a 5-bedroom house

    • Large farm machinery

    • 20 pallets (each carrying 120 boxes)

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    40ft Used High Cube Storage Container

    40ft Used High Cube Container

    Dimensions

    • Length

      40'

    • Width

      8'

    • Height

      9' 6"

    Can Fit

    • Contents of a 5-bedroom house

    • 1 to 2 tractors

    • 20 pallets (each carrying 120 boxes)

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    Not Sure If You’re Getting the Best Price on Your Container?

    Not sure if you’re getting the best price on your container? Check out The Market Monitor from Eveon which will share the prices from the closest depot to your San Francisco zip code.
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    CA

    Oakland, CA

    San Francisco is the fourth-largest city in California and one of the most densely populated cities in the United States, with approximately 826,000 residents within city limits and a metro area of more than 4.6 million across the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan statistical area. Containers delivered to the city are sourced from Eveon's Oakland depot, directly across the Bay. The Port of Oakland is Northern California's primary container gateway, handling 2.25 million TEUs in 2025 and processing more than 90% of all containerized cargo in the region. That proximity supports used container availability and keeps delivery costs competitive across San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.

    Pricing for your region

    All region prices

    Region

    20ft Used Container

    40ft Used High Cube Container

    40ft Used Container

    CA

    Oakland, CA

    $1,725

    5.17%

    $2,150

    1.2%

    $2,046

    0.64%

    About San Francisco, CA

    San Francisco's economy is anchored by technology, financial services, biotechnology, healthcare, and tourism. The city is home to major financial institutions, including Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab, and the broader Bay Area biotech corridor running through South San Francisco and down the Peninsula is [one of the largest life sciences clusters in the world](https://www.cbre.com/insights/local-response/global-life-sciences-atlas-market-profiles-san-francisco-bay-area). ### What We Love About San Francisco, CA San Francisco is one of the oldest major cities on the West Coast, with historic architecture spanning centuries spread across a city of distinct neighborhoods. Landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and the hills that run through every part of the city give San Francisco a visual identity that is immediately recognizable worldwide. The fog that rolls in off the Pacific most summer evenings, nicknamed "Karl" by locals, is as much a part of the city's character as its architecture. The city's food scene reflects the region's agricultural depth and its diversity of communities. The Ferry Building farmers market on the Embarcadero brings together some of the Bay Area's best producers under one roof, and San Francisco's Chinatown, one of the oldest and most densely populated in North America, remains a genuine part of daily neighborhood life with its restaurants, markets, and long-established community. San Francisco anchors the global hub of the modern technology industry. The Bay Area captured 57% of all U.S. venture capital in 2024, driven in large part by the AI boom that has concentrated investment in companies headquartered there, including Salesforce, OpenAI, and Anthropic. That concentration of capital, talent, and innovation has defined the city's identity for decades and continues to shape it.

    Trade, Industry, and Container Insights in San Francisco, CA

    • ### Population San Francisco's city population is approximately 826,000 per U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan statistical area is home to more than 4.6 million residents.
    • ### Major Employers City and County of San Francisco, UC San Francisco, Salesforce, Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Charles Schwab, Gap Inc., Levi Strauss & Co., and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
    • ### Port Access Containers serving San Francisco are sourced from [Eveon's Oakland depot](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/locations/shipping-container-oakland), adjacent to the [Port of Oakland](https://www.portofoakland.com/), the largest container port on San Francisco Bay and Northern California's primary gateway for international containerized cargo. The port handled 2.25 million TEUs in 2025.
    • ### Used Container Availability Container supply in the San Francisco market draws from Oakland depot inventory, shaped by Bay Area construction activity, tech sector demand for modular and temporary workspace, and the agricultural export cycle through Northern California's Central Valley.
    Two blue shipping containers on a construction site
    ## Shipping Containers for Construction and Technology in San Francisco San Francisco's [construction](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/industries/shipping-containers-for-construction) industry operates in one of the most constrained urban environments in the country. Tight lots, steep grades, and active permitting activity across residential and commercial projects create consistent demand for secure onsite storage that doesn't require additional footprint. The Bay Area's technology sector has become one of the more consistent drivers of container demand in the region. Growing companies, startups, and creative businesses use containers as modular office space, pop-up retail environments, secure equipment storage, and flexible workspace solutions that can be placed, modified, and relocated as needs evolve. The combination of high commercial real estate costs and a culture of adaptive reuse has made containers a natural fit for the Bay Area market. Eveon's [retail](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/industries/shipping-containers-for-retail) and [manufacturing](https://www.eveoncontainers.com/en-US/industries/shipping-containers-for-manufacturing--eveon-containers) industry pages cover many of these use cases in more detail. <br> <br>