Ralph, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W / 33.04194°N 87.76889°W / 33.04194; -87.76889CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyTuscaloosaElevation

157 ft (48 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35480

Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID153104^[1]

Ralph is an unincorporated community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Ralph is located near U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 43, 16.4 miles (26.4 km) southwest of Tuscaloosa. Ralph has a post office with ZIP code 35480, which opened on March 3, 1900.^[2]^[3] Ralph was originally known as Hickman, in honor of the first postmaster, William P. Hickman. In 1900, the name was changed to Ralph, either for Ralph Stewart, the son of the postmaster at the time, or Kathleen Ralf Stewart, the wife of said postmaster.^[4]

Notable people

Larry Gene Bell (1949-1996), murderer and suspected serial killer; born in Ralph^[5]
Lillie Leatherwood (born 1964), athlete; raised in Ralph
Walter Roland (1902 or 1903-1972), American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer; born in Ralph

References

^ "Ralph". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
^ "Larry Gene Bell: The Murders of Shari Smith and Debra Helmick".