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Welcome to Shell Heights ...

Shell Heights is located in Coffee County<1>.

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

Shell Heights is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Shell Heights (for example, toward Rock Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Shell Heights: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Shell Heights ...

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

  • Ozark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Daleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Level Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Samson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Newton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • New Brockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ariton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Pinckard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Shell Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Shell 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.