Alton, Alabama
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Location of Alton, Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Jefferson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 35 ′ N , 86 ° 38 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 238 m | ||
| Postal code : | 35015 | ||
| Area code : | +1 205 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-01636 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 113052 | ||
Alton is a civil parish in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Alton is located in northern Alabama in the southern United States.
Nearby places include Trussville (1 km north and east), Leeds (7 km south) and Center Point (6 km north). The next larger city is Birmingham with 212,000 inhabitants , which completely surrounds Alton and extends mainly to the west.
traffic
Alton is located directly on Interstate 459 , which joins Interstate 59 in the north and connects to Interstate 20 and Interstate 65 in the south . US Highway 11 also runs about 1.5 kilometers north .
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 8 kilometers to the west .