Chelsea Alabama Map

About Chelsea, Alabama

Chelsea is a locality in Madison County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 14,982. The population density is 243.2 people per km². Chelsea is located at 33.3269°N, 86.6295°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Chelsea is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35805, 35051.

Chelsea rises from the inland red-clay earth as a quiet expanse of pine-wooded slopes and persistent, humid air. It lies 3.1 miles south-southwest of Huntsville, AL (from Huntsville, AL: bearing 206°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Madison. Huntsville Spring Branch carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape just a mile away, its presence marked by the thick growth of bottomland hardwoods that lean over the water in the afternoon light. To the west, the distant outline of Chunn Hill provides a rugged anchor to the horizon, while the terrain closer to the center of Chelsea settles into the quiet, sheltered depression of Drake Cove. Residents find a familiar stillness at Chelsea Park, where the canopy of longleaf pines filters the sunlight into thin, golden slivers that dance across the forest floor.

Agriculture and the steady expansion of residential life define the economic pulse of Chelsea, reflecting a transition from the historic rhythm of peach and pecan country to the modern patterns of a growing suburban landscape. The proximity of Byrd Spring Lake, sitting three miles from the core, offers a cool, reflective contrast to the warmth that settles over the fields during the long, humid summers. Local commerce thrives on the steady movement of people who value the slow, deliberate pace of life found in these woods, where the memory of earlier generations remains etched in the quiet roads and the way the shadows lengthen against the timber. In every corner of the landscape, the land maintains a stubborn, earthy character that defines the daily experience of those who call Chelsea their own.

About This Chelsea Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chelsea, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.326887, -86.629519. 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 Chelsea includes the ZIP code (35805, 35051), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Madison County (Huntsville), and school district assignment (Shelby 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.