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Welcome to Zion ...

Zion is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Zion is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Zion: 334

Communities Also Named Zion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Zion: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Pickens County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 38 communities that are also named Zion - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina (3), North Dakota, Oklahoma (2), Ontario (6), Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Zion ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pike Road
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosses
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
    • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Hayneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Lowndesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pintlala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
    • Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
    • Former name for Pintlala:
    • Colquitt
  • Letohatchee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
    • Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
  • Sandy Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zion ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Zion - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.