Echola, Alabama

Echola is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Echola is 15.8 miles (25.4 km) northwest of Tuscaloosa. Echola has a post office with ZIP code 35457.^[2][3] 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".^[4]

Echola, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°20′41″N 87°47′22″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35457
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	117845[1]