Fosters, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Fosters, Alabama is located in Alabama
Fosters, Alabama
Fosters, Alabama
Fosters, Alabama is located in the United States
Fosters, Alabama
Fosters, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°05′41″N 87°41′09″W / 33.09472°N 87.68583°W / 33.09472; -87.68583
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35463
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID156372[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, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. 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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