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Welcome to Center Point ...

The city of Center Point is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Center Point had a population of 16,921 people.<2> (see below for details).

Center Point is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Center Point: 205 & 659<4>

Communities Also Named Center Point ...

While we believe that this Center Point is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Center Point. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke and Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 42 communities that are also named Center Point - they are located in Arkansas (5), Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (4), Missouri (3), New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (7), Texas (11) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Center Point ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Point ...

Looking for more information about Center Point? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Center Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Center Point.

Adding Center Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Point 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 Center Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Center Point post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Point.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Center Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Center Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Center Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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