Ralph, Alabama

Ralph, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°02′31″N 87°46′08″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Tuscaloosa
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35480
Area code(s)	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	153104[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] Ralph is also the home of ROBERTSON B.B.Q .

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

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