Palmetto, Alabama

Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States.^[1]

Palmetto, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°29′02″N 87°58′40″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Pickens
Elevation	361 ft (110 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	35481
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	124391[1]

History

Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina.^[2][3] A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 1853 to 1905.^[4]

Transportation

The community is served by an Alabama state highway and two Pickens County roads:^[5][6]

• SR 17 (Alabama State Route 17) – north to Kennedy and State Route 96 (in Lamar County) and south to Reform
• CR 3 (Pickens County Road 3/Old Pickens Road) – south to Reform and SR 17
• CR 59 (Pickens County Road 59) – northeast to Pickens County Road 51 and Ashcraft Corner^[7] (in Fayette County)