Fosters, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Fosters, 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:151
Coordinates:33.0947°N -87.6858°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35463
Area Code:205, 659
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:156372

Fosters is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Fosters is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 43, 10.4miles southwest of Tuscaloosa. Fosters has a post office with ZIP code 35463.[1] [2] Fosters is named in honor of the family of James Foster, who settled in the area in 1818.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. June 5, 2013. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 59 . 0-8173-0410-X .