Carlton Alabama Map

About Carlton, Alabama

Carlton is a locality in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 3.9 people per km². Carlton is located at 31.3486°N, 87.8357°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36545.

Carlton emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed landscape of Clarke County as a quiet settlement defined by the deep red clay that clings to the tires of passing trucks. It lies 38.5 miles north-northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 20°T), and is situated 11.8 miles south-southeast of Jackson. The earth here is firm and ancient, supporting a canopy of longleaf pine that filters the afternoon light into long, golden slivers across the forest floor. Just a mile to the west, the waters of Mill Creek wind through the low-lying thickets, their movement sluggish and dark against the tangled roots of bottomland hardwoods. To the north, the silhouette of Roundtop Hill rises faintly against the horizon, a reminder of the quiet, geologic patience that characterizes the terrain.

Carlton sustains a rhythm dictated by the harvest cycles and the seasonal shifts of the surrounding timberlands. The local economy remains tethered to the forest and the soil, with the Fred T. Stimpson Community Hunting Area standing as a vast, protected expanse where the woods reclaim the silence of the day. A few miles further, the stillness of Flag Lake provides a mirror for the humid, heavy air that hangs over the region during the summer months. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the memory of generations is held in the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the persistent, slow growth of the pecan groves that define the character of the land.

About This Carlton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carlton, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.348571, -87.835666. 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 Carlton includes the ZIP code (36545), telephone area code (251), county seat of Clarke County (Grove Hill), and school district assignment (Clarke 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.