Elrod, Alabama

CountryUnited States

Elevation

246 ft (75 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

ZIP code

35458

Elrod, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°15′22″N 87°47′32″W / 33.25611°N 87.79222°W / 33.25611; -87.79222
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	246 ft (75 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35458
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	117963[1]

Elrod is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Elrod is located on County Route 15, 13.3 miles (21.4 km) west-northwest of Tuscaloosa.^[2] Elrod has a post office with ZIP code 35458.^[3] Elrod was renamed from Sipsey Turnpike in 1898 after the Mobile and Ohio Railroad reached the community. It was named in honor of William W. Elrod, a local physician.^[4]