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Welcome to Vanns ...

Vanns is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Vanns is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vanns: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Vanns ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vestavia Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Trussville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pell City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Moody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Irondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vanns ...

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

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