Centre Alabama Map

About Centre, Alabama

Centre is a locality in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,587. The population density is 118.3 people per km². Centre is located at 34.1520°N, 85.6789°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Centre is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35960.

Centre defines the quiet intersection of red-clay earth and the expansive, shimmering reaches of the inland landscape. It lies 20.3 miles south of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 173°T), and is situated 19.8 miles northeast of Glencoe. The horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of Coloma Mountain, a jagged contrast to the low-slung, fertile expanse of Shinbone Valley that stretches toward the periphery. Water shapes the character of the soil here, as the quiet movement of Big Nose Creek winds through the undergrowth, feeding the expansive, man-made basin of Weiss Lake just a short distance away. Within the town limits, Ethel Morrison Memorial Park offers a pause in the pace of the day, where the humid air hangs heavy and thick, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth under a sky that turns the color of a bruised peach at dusk.

Economic life in Centre persists with a steady, deliberate pulse, rooted in the agrarian traditions of the surrounding plains and the practical industry of a regional seat. The architecture reflects a history of persistence, with brick storefronts and modest homes that have weathered the cycles of change, standing as evidence of the generations who have worked the pecan groves and timberlands. Life moves with an internal rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the demands of a larger world, favoring the slow accumulation of local memory over the fleeting trends of the modern era. Even as the modern world encroaches, the people of Centre maintain a grounded perspective, finding a quiet, enduring beauty in the simple persistence of their fields and the stillness of the water that defines their geography.

About This Centre Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Centre, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.152041, -85.678853. 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 Centre includes the ZIP code (35960), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of Cherokee County (Centre), and school district assignment (Cherokee 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.