Echola, Alabama
| Echola, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Echola, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′41″N 87°47′22″W / 33.34472°N 87.78944°WCoordinates: 33°20′41″N 87°47′22″W / 33.34472°N 87.78944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Tuscaloosa |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35457 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 117845[1] |
Echola is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Echola is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa. Echola has a post office with ZIP code 35457.[2][3] Echola was previously known as Elbert. Due to possible confusion with Elberta, Alabama, the postmaster, Golden Mayfield, created the name Echola by combining "echo" and "Alabama".[4]
References
- ↑ "Echola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 50. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
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