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Welcome to Oak Ridge ...

Oak Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<2>

A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)

Oak Ridge is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oak Ridge: 205 & 659<4>

Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...

While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Tuscaloosa County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coffee, Morgan and Saint Clair County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (8), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Oak Ridge ...

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

  • Moundville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brookwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coaling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Coker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <5>
  • Alberta City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
  • Holt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Wood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Cottondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Foster's
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Front Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, 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 Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Ridge - 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 Oak Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Ridge 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.