Coker Alabama Map

About Coker, Alabama

Coker is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 904. The population density is 179.0 people per km². Coker is located at 33.2460°N, 87.6878°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Coker is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35452.

Coker exists where the thick, red-clay earth yields to the persistent, slow-moving currents of Nubbin Creek. It lies 6.5 miles west of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 280°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Tuscaloosa. The landscape surrounding Coker manifests as a dense canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood, where the humid air hangs heavy and still under the afternoon sun. To the north, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the horizon, a reminder of the rising terrain that pulls away from the low-lying basin of Taylor Gulch. Just a few miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Robinwood reflect the shifting light, providing a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, seasonal growth of the surrounding woodlands.

Coker carries the weight of a quiet, agrarian history, defined by the persistence of those who worked the soil and sustained the local economy through timber and small-scale harvests. Life in Coker maintains a deliberate pace, moving in harmony with the cycles of the nearby Lake Lurleen State Park, where the forest remains largely undisturbed by the encroachment of modern industry. The legacy of the region is written in the deep color of the soil and the way the shadows lengthen across the back roads as dusk settles over the trees. Here, the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the gradual change of the seasons and the constant, patient flow of the creek as it carves its way through the Alabama landscape.

About This Coker Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coker, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.245951, -87.687788. 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 Coker includes the ZIP code (35452), telephone area code (256), county seat of Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa), and school district assignment (Tuscaloosa 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.