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Welcome to Fitts Heights ...

Fitts Heights is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fitts Heights for more information about variations on the name of Fitts Heights.

Fitts Heights is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fitts Heights: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Fitts Heights ...

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

  • Northport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moundville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Coaling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Coker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Cottondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Wood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Peterson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fitts Heights ...

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

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 Fitts 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Fitts Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Fitts 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.