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Welcome to Russell Heights ...

Russell Heights is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Russell Heights: Russell Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Russell Heights is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Russell Heights: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Russell Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Russell Heights - they are located in Kentucky and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Russell Heights.

Communities near Russell Heights ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hoover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Trussville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pell City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Russell Heights ...

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

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