Welcome to Jack ...

Jack is located in Coffee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Jack is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Jack lies within the (334) area code.

The ZIP code for Jack: 36346<3>

Communities Also Named Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jack - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jack ...

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

• Enterprise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
• Troy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Elba
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
• Luverne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
  • Luverne is located in Crenshaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <5>
• Brundidge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
  • Brundidge is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <5>
• New Brockton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brockton
  • New Brockton is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brockton <5>
• Brantley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
  • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <5>
• Ariton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
  • Ariton is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
• Goshen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <5>
• Glenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Crenshaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jack ...

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

Adding Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jack 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 for Jack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jack post office opened in 1899.

We also found Jack on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/