Fosters, Alabama

Fosters, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Fosters, Alabama
Fosters, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°05′41″N 87°41′09″W / 33.09472°N 87.68583°W / 33.09472; -87.68583Coordinates: 33°05′41″N 87°41′09″W / 33.09472°N 87.68583°W / 33.09472; -87.68583
Country United States
State Alabama
County Tuscaloosa
Elevation 151 ft (46 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 35463
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 156372[1]

Fosters is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Fosters is located along U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 43, 10.4 miles (16.7 km) southwest of Tuscaloosa. Fosters has a post office with ZIP code 35463.[2][3] Fosters is named in honor of the family of James Foster, who settled in the area in 1818.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fosters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.


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