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Welcome to Ayres Estates ...

Ayres Estates is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ayres Estates: Ayres Ests.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ayres Estates for more information about variations on the name of Ayres Estates.

Ayres Estates is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ayres Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Ayres Estates ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trussville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pell City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Moody
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Irondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leeds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Clay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayres Estates ...

Looking for more information about Ayres 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 Ayres Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ayres 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 Ayres 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 Ayres Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Ayres 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.