Welcome to Palmerdale ...

Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmerdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1936.

Palmerdale is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Palmerdale: (205) and (659)<3>

The ZIP code for Palmerdale: 35123<4>

Going back to its beginning, Palmerdale was originally named Palmer Station. For more information about the names of Palmerdale, see The Names of Palmerdale on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Palmerdale ...

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

• Birmingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Trussville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Mountain Brook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>
• Center Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Gardendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
• Moody
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <5>
• Irondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <5>
• Leeds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
• Clay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Fultondale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmerdale ...

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

Adding Palmerdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmerdale 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 for Palmerdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Palmerdale post office opened in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmerdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmerdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/