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Samantha, Alabama

Coordinates: 33°25′20″N 87°36′19″W / 33.42222°N 87.60528°W / 33.42222; -87.60528
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Samantha, Alabama
Samantha, Alabama is located in Alabama
Samantha, Alabama
Samantha, Alabama
Samantha, Alabama is located in the United States
Samantha, Alabama
Samantha, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°25′20″N 87°36′19″W / 33.42222°N 87.60528°W / 33.42222; -87.60528
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyTuscaloosa
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35482
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID157010[1]

Samantha is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Samantha is located along U.S. Route 43, 14.8 miles (23.8 km) north of Tuscaloosa. Samantha has a post office with ZIP code 35482.[2][3] Samantha was named in honor of the wife of the first postmaster, Sylvester Monroe Cowden.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Samantha". 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. 123. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.