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Welcome to Colbert Heights ...

Colbert Heights is located in Colbert County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Colbert Heights: Colbert Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Colbert Heights is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colbert Heights: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Colbert Heights ...

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

  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Muscle Shoals
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Russellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sheffield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tuscumbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Town Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Littleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Killen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Florian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colbert Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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