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Zip City, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°57′17″N 87°40′12″W / 34.95472°N 87.67000°W / 34.95472; -87.67000
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Zip City, Alabama
Zip City is located in Alabama
Zip City
Zip City
Zip City is located in the United States
Zip City
Zip City
Coordinates: 34°57′17″N 87°40′12″W / 34.95472°N 87.67000°W / 34.95472; -87.67000[1]
Country United States
State Alabama
CountyLauderdale
Elevation222 m (728 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP
35633
Area code(s)256 and 938
GNIS feature ID129364[1]

Zip City is a small unincorporated community in Lauderdale County in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, at the intersection of Alabama Highway 17 and County Road 8. Zip City falls within the U.S. Central Time Zone. It is part of the FlorenceMuscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals".

History

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The first non-indigenous settlement was made at Zip City in 1817.[2] Zip City received its unusual name from the fact drivers would "zip" through town heading towards the Tennessee state line, where they could buy alcohol.[3] The name dates from the 1920s.[4]

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Zip City was popularized by the Drive-By Truckers song of the same name. The song was penned by the Truckers' co-founder, Mike Cooley, (a longtime resident of the area) in 2001. The song appeared on the Truckers' 2001 release, Southern Rock Opera.

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zip City, Alabama
  2. ^ Gallant, Frank K. (2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories about Unusual American Place-Names. Courier Dover Publications. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Unusual names have unusual origins". The Tuscaloosa News. September 4, 1990. pp. 6A. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  4. ^ "What's the origin of your town's name?". Times Daily. June 3, 2006. pp. 4A. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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