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Welcome to Box Springs ...

Box Springs is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Box Springs: Box Spgs. (or less commonly used: Box Spngs. or Box Sprngs.)

Box Springs is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Box Springs: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Box Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Box Springs - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Georgia, Montana and Nevada (2).

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

Communities near Box Springs ...

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

  • Tuscaloosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Coaling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • North Bibb
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
  • Coker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Ingleside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
  • Peterson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Box Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Box Springs - 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 Box Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Box Springs 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.