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Welcome to Wattsville ...

Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wattsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Wattsville is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Wattsville: 205 & 659<3>

The ZIP code for Wattsville: 35182<4>

Communities Also Named Wattsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Wattsville - they are located in Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wattsville ...

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

  • Trussville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Talladega
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pell City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moody
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Leeds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
  • Clay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Margaret
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Springville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Argo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wattsville ...

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

Adding Wattsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wattsville 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 (so far) for Wattsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wattsville post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wattsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wattsville - 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 Wattsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Wattsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wattsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wattsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/