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Welcome to Morgan City ...

Morgan City is located in Morgan County<1>.

Morgan City is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Morgan City: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Morgan City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Morgan City - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

Websites for Morgan City ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Morgan City ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Guntersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <4>
  • Arab
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • Priceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Triana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Grant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gurley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgan City ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgan City - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Morgan City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Morgan City 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.