Welcome to Bynum (aka 'Bynum's') ...

Bynum is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bynum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Bynum is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bynum lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bynum (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Bynum: (256) & (938)<3>

The ZIP code for Bynum: 36253<4>

The community of Bynum has also been called Bynum's.

Websites for Bynum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bynum, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bynum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bynum - they are located in Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Montana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bynum.

Communities near Bynum ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bynum.

• Oxford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Anniston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <5>
• Talladega
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <5>
• Pell City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <5>
• Jacksonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Weaver
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
• Riverside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Ragland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <5>
• Munford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bynum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bynum.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bynum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bynum.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bynum. See our Newspapers Page for Bynum.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bynum ...

Looking for more information about Bynum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bynum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bynum.

Adding Bynum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bynum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bynum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bynum post office opened in 1883.

We also found Bynum in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bynum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bynum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/