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Welcome to Hayden ...

The town of Hayden is located in Blount County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hayden has a population of 1,360 people<2> (see below for details).

Hayden is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hayden: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for Hayden: 35079<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hayden had an population of 1,360 people. This is an increase of 206.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 189.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hayden had a population of 444 people. This makes Hayden the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 444 people, the population of Hayden decreased 5.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 470 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hayden.

Communities Also Named Hayden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hayden - they are located in Arizona, California, Colorado (2), Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hayden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hayden ...

Looking for more information about Hayden? 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 Hayden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hayden.

Adding Hayden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hayden 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 Hayden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hayden post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hayden.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Hayden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Hayden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Hayden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hayden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/