Black Alabama Map

About Black, Alabama

Black is a locality in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 21.0 people per km². Black is located at 31.0093°N, 85.7444°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Black is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36314.

Black endures as a quiet expanse of pine-studded woodland and red-clay earth that stretches toward the horizon under a heavy, humid sky. It lies 22.1 miles south-southeast of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 163°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-southeast of Geneva. The terrain is defined by a subtle, undulating topography, where the ground rises toward the silhouette of Coates Hill four miles to the north, offering a vantage point over the surrounding timber and brush. Longleaf pines dominate the landscape, their needles catching the amber light of late afternoon to cast long, spindly shadows across the dust of the back roads. The air here holds a thick, persistent warmth, carrying the scent of damp earth and resin that settles over the fields long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Black maintains its character through a slow, deliberate attachment to the land and the modest industries that define the local economy. Agriculture remains a quiet pulse in the region, with the surrounding acreage yielding harvests that speak to the fertility of the soil and the endurance of those who work it. History here is felt in the architecture of older structures and the way the light filters through the Spanish moss clinging to the oaks, a visual remnant of a long-settled past. Life moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the woods and clearings that lie between here and the distant, unseen reaches of Posey Hollow.

About This Black Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Black, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.009347, -85.744377. 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 Black includes the ZIP code (36314), telephone area code (334), county seat of Geneva County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Geneva 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.