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Welcome to West Blocton ...

The town of West Blocton is located in Bibb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Blocton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for West Blocton: W. Blocton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Blocton has a population of 1,244 people<2> (see below for details).

West Blocton is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for West Blocton: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for West Blocton: 35184<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Blocton had an population of 1,244 people. This is an increase of 0.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Blocton had a population of 1,240 people (which is 5.42% of the total population of Bibb County). This makes West Blocton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of West Blocton represents 0.03% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 234th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,240 people, the population of West Blocton decreased 9.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,372 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Blocton.

Communities near West Blocton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Blocton ...

Looking for more information about West Blocton? 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 West Blocton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Blocton.

Adding West Blocton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Blocton post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Blocton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Bibb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Blocton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Blocton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 West Blocton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the West Blocton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as West Blocton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Blocton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/