Brantley Alabama Map

About Brantley, Alabama

Brantley is a locality in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 825. The population density is 102.5 people per km². Brantley is located at 31.5820°N, 86.2568°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Brantley is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36703, 36009.

Brantley emerges from the red-clay earth as a quiet gathering of life held firmly within the inland plains of Alabama. It lies 4.6 miles east-northeast of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 71°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-southeast of Valley Grande. The horizon here remains modest, defined by the gentle rise of distant Fall Line Hills that trace a hazy blue line against the sky, while the immediate landscape is composed of thick woodlands and fields that seem to breathe under the weight of a heavy, humid sun. Sunlight filters through the canopy in narrow, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet stillness that surrounds the nearby J Friday Number 1 Lake, where the water remains undisturbed by the haste of the modern world. Even the air feels weighted with the scent of pine and damp earth, a sensory anchor that grounds the observer in the persistent, unchanging texture of the inland woods.

Brantley holds the memory of generations within its quiet streets, where the local economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of timber and agriculture that have long defined this region. The influence of the Alabama River, flowing four miles away, has shaped the settlement’s long relationship with the land, providing a silent, constant artery that has nourished the surrounding soil for decades. Life in Brantley maintains a deliberate pace, punctuated by the simple activities of a Tuesday afternoon or the laughter echoing from the City Pool And Playground, where the community finds a common space for recreation. There is a particular clarity to the evenings here, when the heat retreats and the shadows lengthen across the porch steps, revealing a place that values the slow accumulation of time over the fleeting urgency of elsewhere.

About This Brantley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Brantley, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.581992, -86.256784. 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 Brantley includes the ZIP code (36703, 36009), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Dallas County (Selma), and school district assignment (Crenshaw 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.