Welcome to Weaver ...

The city of Weaver is located in Calhoun County<1>.

The location of Weaver has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Weaver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weaver has a population of 3,053 people<3> (see below for details).

Weaver is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Weaver lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Weaver (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Weaver: (256) and (938)<5>

The ZIP code for Weaver: 36277<6>

Websites for Weaver ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Weaver, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weaver had an population of 3,053 people. This is an increase of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weaver had a population of 3,038 people. This makes Weaver the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Weaver represents 0.06% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,038 people, the population of Weaver increased 16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,619 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Weaver.

Communities Also Named Weaver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Weaver - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weaver.

Communities near Weaver ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weaver.

• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
• Anniston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <7>
• Jacksonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <7>
• Rainbow City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <7>
• Southside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <7>
• Glencoe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <7>
• Piedmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <7>
• Hokes Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <7>
• Heflin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <7>
• Ragland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Weaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weaver.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weaver. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weaver.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weaver. See our Newspapers Page for Weaver.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Weaver ...

Looking for more information about Weaver? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Weaver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Weaver.

Adding Weaver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weaver in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Weaver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Weaver post office opened in 1903.

We also found Weaver on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weaver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weaver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/