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Welcome to Mallard Point ...

Mallard Point is located in Shelby County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mallard Point: Mallard Pt.

Mallard Point is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mallard Point: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Mallard Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mallard Point - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky and Maryland (2).

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

Communities near Mallard Point ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Alabaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessemer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Calera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hueytown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mallard Point ...

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

Footnotes ...

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