Welcome to Vance ...

The town of Vance is primarily located in Tuscaloosa County<1>. A portion of Vance extends into Bibb County.

The location of Vance has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Vance was established in 1830.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vance has a population of 1,649 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Vance is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Vance: (205)

The ZIP code for Vance: 35490<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vance had an population of 1,649 people. This is an increase of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 229.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vance had a population of 1,529 people. This makes Vance the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Vance represents 0.03% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 211st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,529 people, the population of Vance increased 205.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 500 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vance.

Communities Also Named Vance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Vance - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vance ...

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

• Tuscaloosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscaloosa
  • Tuscaloosa is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,819 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Tuscaloosa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscaloosa <6>
• Brent
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Brent is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,688 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brent <6>
• Lake View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lake View
• Centreville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Centreville
• Brookwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
  • Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Brookwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <6>
• Coaling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
  • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Coaling
• Woodstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Woodstock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <6>
• West Blocton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Blocton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Blocton
  • West Blocton is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,228 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on West Blocton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Blocton <6>
• North Bibb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bibb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
  • North Bibb is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on North Bibb
• North Johns
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
  • North Johns is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on North Johns

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vance ...

Looking for more information about Vance? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vance.

Adding Vance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vance post office opened in 1879.

We also found Vance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

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