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Welcome to Mars Hill ...

Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Mars Hill is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mars Hill: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Mars Hill ...

While we believe that this Mars Hill is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Mars Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chilton, Cleburne and Lauderdale County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 14 communities that are also named Mars Hill - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi (2), North Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Mars Hill ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alabaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Homewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pelham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calera
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mars Hill ...

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

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 Mars Hill - 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 Mars Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Mars Hill 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.