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Welcome to Brecon ...

Brecon is located in Talladega County<1>.

Brecon is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Brecon: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Brecon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brecon - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Brecon ...

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

  • Oxford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pell City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Childersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vincent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Munford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Colony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brecon ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brecon - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Brecon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Brecon 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.