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Welcome to South Vestavia Hills ...

South Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Vestavia Hills: S. Vestavia Hills

South Vestavia Hills is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Vestavia Hills: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near South Vestavia Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Vestavia Hills.

  • Birmingham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Alabaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pelham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hueytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gardendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Vestavia Hills ...

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

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