Banks Alabama Map

About Banks, Alabama

Banks is a locality in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 156. The population density is 30.3 people per km². Banks is located at 31.8133°N, 85.8364°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Banks is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35188, 36005.

Banks emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of structures defined by the slow, humid breath of the inland plains. It lies 17.0 miles southwest of McCalla, AL (from McCalla, AL: bearing 217°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Lake View. Banks Creek carves a low, persistent path through the surrounding woodland, its waters reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the canopy during the waning hours of the day. To the west, the subtle rise of Gray Hill breaks the horizon, offering a modest silhouette against the vast, cloud-streaked sky. Nearby, the stillness of Blue Pond provides a cool, shadowed refuge for the local wildlife, while the managed expanse of State-owned Submerged Lands serves as a testament to the quiet preservation of the natural landscape.

Agriculture remains the slow, steady pulse of Banks, with the surrounding fields favoring the cultivation of pecans and peaches that thrive in the rich, iron-heavy soil. The rhythm of daily life here follows the seasonal turning of the harvest, a tradition that has anchored the inhabitants to this patch of ground since the earliest period of settlement. While the bustle of larger corridors remains far to the north and south, the people of Banks maintain a life shaped by the quietude of the interior, where the shade of longleaf pines offers relief from the summer heat. The character of the land suggests a patient endurance, a place where the weight of history is felt not in grand monuments, but in the enduring texture of the soil and the persistent flow of local waterways.

About This Banks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Banks, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.813264, -85.836434. 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 Banks includes the ZIP code (35188, 36005), telephone area code (205, 256, 334, 251), county seat of Bibb County (Centreville), and school district assignment (Pike County School District).

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.