Chatom Alabama Map

About Chatom, Alabama

Chatom is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,104. The population density is 39.8 people per km². Chatom is located at 31.4652°N, 88.2545°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chatom is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36518.

Chatom commands the high, pine-thickened ridges of the Alabama interior, where the land settles into a series of quiet, undulating swells draped in the persistent greenery of longleaf pine and hardwood. It lies 45.8 miles north-northwest of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 346°T), and is situated 27.9 miles northeast of Leakesville. The light here filters through the canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the red-clay dust that coats the shoulders of back roads and clings to the low-hanging needles of the forest. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Beaver Dam Creek carves a path through the darker, loamy soil of the lowlands, providing a damp, rhythmic pulse to the surrounding woods. Nine miles to the northeast, the rise of Nannie Chufa punctuates the horizon, a subtle elevation that anchors the eye against the vast, hazy expanse of the inland plains.

Chatom sustains itself on the slow, deliberate work of timber harvesting and agriculture, a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the resilience of the soil. The legacy of the region lingers in the architecture of the older storefronts and the sprawling, quiet stretches of land that once defined the local economy through small-scale farming and forest products. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain transitions into the protected quietude of Saint Stephens State Forest, where the silence is absolute and the air carries the heavy, humid weight of a landscape left largely to its own devices. Residents often look toward the Washington County Public Fishing Lake for recreation, a destination that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding pine barrens, while the memory of the past remains integrated into the modest, steady pace of everyday life.

About This Chatom Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chatom, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.465165, -88.254456. 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 Chatom includes the ZIP code (36518), telephone area code (251), county seat of Washington County (Chatom), and school district assignment (Washington 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.