Official Name: | Echola, Alabama |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tuscaloosa |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 285 |
Coordinates: | 33.3447°N -87.7894°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 35457 |
Area Code: | 205, 659 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 117845 |
Echola is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Echola is 15.8miles northwest of Tuscaloosa. Echola has a post office with ZIP code 35457.[1] [2] Echola was previously known as Elbert. Due to possible confusion with Elberta, Alabama, the postmaster, Golden Mayfield, created the name Echola by combining "echo" and "Alabama".[3]