Akron Alabama Map
Explore Akron, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Akron, Alabama
How to Use This Akron, Alabama Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Akron, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Akron.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Akron |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Hale County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.876517 |
| Longitude | -87.74251 |
| Population | 225 |
| Density | 126.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 35441 |
| Area Code | 256 |
| County Seat | Greensboro |
| School District | Hale County School District |
About Akron, Alabama
Akron is a locality in Hale County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 126.6 people per km². Akron is located at 32.8765°N, 87.7425°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Akron is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35441.Akron reveals itself through the heavy, humid air of the Alabama interior, where the horizon is defined by the deep, verdant reach of longleaf pine and the quiet persistence of hardwood stands. It lies 25.1 miles south-southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 204°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-northeast of Eutaw. The land here settles into a muted palette of red-clay back roads and dense thickets, a landscape that remains indifferent to the passage of travelers. Two miles away, the dark, still surface of Martin Slough holds the reflection of the clouds, while Fivemile Creek carves its slow, rhythmic path through the low-lying terrain. In the distant, hazy blue of the western sky, the faint, jagged silhouette of Beach Ridge suggests a world beyond the immediate, humid stillness of the fields.
Akron exists as a place where the weight of history settles into the grain of the soil, marked by the echoes of a rural past that still informs the present. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, drawing from the legacy of timber and the slow, seasonal pulse of agriculture that defines the surrounding countryside. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers, as the sun bleaches the shingles of aging structures and long shadows stretch across the fields at dusk. The character of Akron remains tied to these foundational rhythms, holding onto its identity with a steady, unassuming focus that ignores the fleeting trends of the world outside its quiet borders.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 112° E
- Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 251° W
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 010° N
- Mound M (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 036° NE
- Mound L (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 036° NE
- Mound N (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 035° NE
- Mound K (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 036° NE
- Burial Mound (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 035° NE
- Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 086° E · 395k acres
- Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 144° SE
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.9 mi, 171° S
- Firefighter (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 031° NE
- Sipsey River Complex (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 349° N
- Reed Brake Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 19.9 mi, 077° E
- David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.1 mi, 185° S
- Honor Roll of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 023° NE
- Old Tavern (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 023° NE
- Rick Rush (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 023° NE
- Lake Lurleen State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 007° N
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.8 mi, 072° E · 8,383 acres
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About This Akron Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Akron, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.876517, -87.74251. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
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).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
