Welcome to The Woodlands ...

The Woodlands is located in Madison County<1>.

The Woodlands is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for The Woodlands: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named The Woodlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named The Woodlands - they are located in British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland (2), New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near The Woodlands ...

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

Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
Park City Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
Owens' Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <4>
Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
Flintville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
Pleasant Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
Paint Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
Meridianville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meridianville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridianville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridianville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Woodlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Woodlands - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the The Woodlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the The Woodlands 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.