Welcome to Fort Rucker ...
Fort Rucker is primarily located in Dale County<1>. A portion of Fort Rucker extends into Coffee County.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Rucker: Ft. Rucker
Time Zone: Fort Rucker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Fort Rucker (for example, toward Rock Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Fort Rucker: 334 & 483<2>
The ZIP code for Fort Rucker: 36362<3>
The community of Fort Rucker was previously named Camp Rucker.
Communities near Fort Rucker ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Rucker.
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Midland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Level Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slocomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 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 Fort Rucker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Rucker.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Rucker. 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 Fort Rucker.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Rucker. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Rucker.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Rucker ...
Looking for more information about Fort Rucker? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Rucker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Rucker.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Rucker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Rucker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | 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 Fort Rucker). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Rucker or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |