Cooks Springs, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

33°35′24″N 86°23′40″W / 33.59000°N 86.39444°W / 33.59000; -86.39444CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCounty St. ClairElevation

541 ft (165 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

35052

Area code(s)205, 659GNIS feature ID164613^[1]

Cooks Springs (also known as Cook Springs or Polk) is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. Cooks Springs is located along Interstate 20 and U.S. Route 78, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) west of Pell City. Cooks Springs had a post office until November 19, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 35052.^[2]^[3] Cooks Springs was named for William Praytor Cooke, who settled here in 1854.^[4]

Geography

The community is located along Interstate 20 west of Pell City, along a stretch of freeway commonly known as "Bloody 20" due to the significantly hilly ridges the freeway passes through, posing a threat to slowing truck traffic. Access to the community can be found from exit 152. Via I-20, Birmingham is 28 mi (45 km) west, and Atlanta, GA is 120 mi (193 km) east. U.S. Route 78 also runs through the community.

References

^ "Cooks Springs". 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 April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 39. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.