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Welcome to Colony ...

The town of Colony is located in Talladega County<1>.

Colony is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Colony: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Colony ...

While we believe that this Colony is located in Talladega County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Colony. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cullman, Tuscaloosa.

Beyond Alabama, there are 22 communities that are also named Colony - they are located in Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (2), Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas (4), Utah, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Colony ...

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

  • Talladega
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moody
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Lincoln
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Margaret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Argo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
  • Odenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Riverside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vincent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony ...

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

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 Colony - 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 Colony area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Colony 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.