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Welcome to North Birmingham ...

North Birmingham is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Birmingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

When the people of North Birmingham refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Birminghamian<2>

A typical abbreviation for North Birmingham: N. Birmingham

North Birmingham is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for North Birmingham: 205 & 659<4>

Communities near North Birmingham ...

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

  • Hoover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pelham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hueytown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Birmingham ...

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

Adding North Birmingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Birmingham 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 (so far) for North Birmingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Birmingham post office opened in 1894. The North Birmingham post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Birmingham.

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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of North Birmingham refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of North Birmingham may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Birmingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 North Birmingham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the North Birmingham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/