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Welcome to Hobson ...

Hobson is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Hobson is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hobson: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Hobson ...

While we believe that this Hobson is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Hobson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Randolph and Washington County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 14 communities that are also named Hobson - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hobson ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hoover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Alabaster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Trussville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hobson ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hobson - 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 Hobson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Hobson 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.