Maylene, Alabama

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Maylene, Alabama
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Maylene, Alabama
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Maylene, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°12′12″N86°51′42″W / 33.20333°N 86.86167°W / 33.20333; -86.86167
CountryUnited States
State Alabama
County Shelby
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35114
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID122423 [1]

Maylene is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. While the community was once unincorporated, it is now part of southern Alabaster. [1] [2] Maylene has a post office with ZIP code 35114. [3] [4] One site in Maylene, the Meredith-McLaughlin House (McLaughlin Farm), is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Maylene". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Shelby County Highway Functional Classification System (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. "Postmaster Finder – Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2014.