Welcome to Woodlawn Heights ...

Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Woodlawn Heights: Woodlawn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Woodlawn Heights is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Woodlawn Heights: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Woodlawn Heights ...

While we believe that this Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Woodlawn Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Franklin and Jefferson County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 7 communities that are also named Woodlawn Heights - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nova Scotia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Woodlawn Heights ...

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

Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
Muscle Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
Town Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
Killen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <4>
Saint Florian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <4>
Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlawn Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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