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Welcome to Sunset Mountain ...

Sunset Mountain is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Mountain: Sunset Mtn. (or less commonly used: Sunset Mntn.)

Sunset Mountain is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sunset Mountain: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Sunset Mountain ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trussville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Mountain ...

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

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