Akron Alabama Map

About Akron, Alabama

Akron is a locality in Hale County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 199.3 people per km². Akron is located at 32.8765°N, 87.7425°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35441.

Akron, Alabama, settles itself onto the gently rolling terrain of Hale County, a scatter of homes and businesses drowsing under a wide, often cloud-streaked sky. It lies 25.1 miles south-south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-north-east of Eutaw. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the starker shapes of pine forests and the occasional glint of sun on a distant, slow-moving creek. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a heavy sweetness, a blend of damp earth, ripening kudzu, and the faint, metallic tang of industry from beyond the immediate horizon. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers, sometimes twirl across the gravel shoulders of the roads, the only sign of restless motion in the otherwise placid afternoon. The history of Akron is a quiet one, marked less by grand pronouncements and more by the steady, persistent labor of those who have called it home. Its economy, like that of many small Southern settlements, has long been tied to the soil, though the exact crops and methods have shifted with the seasons of progress and hardship. Once, perhaps, cotton fields stretched further than the eye could see, their white blooms a stark contrast to the deep green of the surrounding woods, but now the land bears the imprint of other endeavors, yielding timber or supporting livestock in its fertile, dark soil. The echoes of past generations, of lives lived out in simpler, perhaps harder, times, seem to linger in the weathered clapboard of older buildings and the worn, familiar paths that crisscross the area, a subtle testament to the enduring human spirit that has shaped this particular corner of Alabama.

About This Akron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Akron, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.876517, -87.74251. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Akron and Hale County.

Detailed location data for Akron includes the ZIP code (35441), telephone area code (256), county seat of Hale County (Greensboro), and school district assignment (Hale County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Akron is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.