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Welcome to Altadena Ridge Estates ...

Altadena Ridge Estates is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Altadena Ridge Estates: Altadena Rdg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Altadena Rdge. Ests. or Altadena Ridg. Ests.)

Altadena Ridge Estates is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Altadena Ridge Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Altadena Ridge Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altadena Ridge Estates.

  • Birmingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Alabaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessemer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Center Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Altadena Ridge Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altadena Ridge Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altadena Ridge Estates. 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 Altadena Ridge Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altadena Ridge Estates ...

Looking for more information about Altadena Ridge Estates? 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 Altadena Ridge Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altadena Ridge Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altadena Ridge Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Altadena Ridge Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Altadena Ridge Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.