Empire, Alabama Explained

Official Name:	Empire, Alabama
Pushpin Map:	Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:	Empire
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Alabama
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Walker
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	509
Coordinates:	33.8083°N -87.0106°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	35063
Area Code:	205, 659
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	117987

Empire is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Empire is 4.3miles north-northeast of Sumiton. Empire has a post office with ZIP code 35063.^[1]

Notable people

• Dan Bankhead, former Major League Baseball player. He was the first black pitcher in Major League Baseball, and was the brother of Sam Bankhead.
• Sam Bankhead, Negro leagues player from 1930 to 1950^[2]
• Zeke Clements, country music singer, known as "The Dixie Yodeler"

Notes and References

1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 15, 2012. United States Postal Service. 2012.
2. Web site: Sam Bankhead. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. March 12, 2012. April 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423062206/http://coe.ksu.edu/nlbemuseum/history/players/bankhead.html. dead.