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Welcome to East Tallassee ...

East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

The pronunciation of East Tallassee: taa-luh-see<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Tallassee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for East Tallassee: E. Tallassee

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

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

Area Codes for East Tallassee: 256 & 938<3>

The ZIP code for East Tallassee: 36023<4>

Communities near East Tallassee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Tallassee ...

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

Adding East Tallassee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Tallassee in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Tallassee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Tallassee post office opened in 1840.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Tallassee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for East Tallassee. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<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 East Tallassee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the East Tallassee 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 East Tallassee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Tallassee 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/