Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama

Mount Hope, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Mount Hope, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°27′30″N 87°28′54″W / 34.45833°N 87.48167°W / 34.45833; -87.48167Coordinates: 34°27′30″N 87°28′54″W / 34.45833°N 87.48167°W / 34.45833; -87.48167
Country United States
State Alabama
County Lawrence
Elevation 640 ft (200 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 35651
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID 160152[1]

Mount Hope is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 35651.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
188094
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Mount Hope appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community of 94 residents. This was the only time it appeared on census rolls.

Notable person

Mount Hope was the birthplace of Russell McWhortor Cunningham, acting governor of Alabama from 1904-1905.[4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mount Hope, Lawrence County, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  4. "Russell Cunningham". Alabama Department of Archives and History. August 4, 2009.


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