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Welcome to Duncanville ...

Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Duncanville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Duncanville is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Duncanville: 205 & 659<3>

The ZIP code for Duncanville: 35456<4>

Communities Also Named Duncanville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Duncanville - they are located in Illinois, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Duncanville ...

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

  • Tuscaloosa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Northport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Centreville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Centreville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Moundville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Vance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Coaling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • West Blocton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • North Bibb
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncanville ...

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

Adding Duncanville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Duncanville 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 (so far) for Duncanville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Duncanville post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Duncanville.

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 Duncanville - 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 Duncanville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Duncanville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Duncanville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Duncanville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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