Cordova Alabama Map

About Cordova, Alabama

Cordova is a locality in Walker County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,728. The population density is 114.4 people per km². Cordova is located at 33.7618°N, 87.1994°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cordova is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35550.

Cordova holds a quiet stillness within the red-clay geography of the inland South, defined by the persistent, winding path of Cane Creek. It lies 7.3 miles southeast of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 132°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-northwest of Dora. Reservoir Hill rises a solitary mile away, casting a long, afternoon shadow over the low-lying terrain that stretches toward the distant, hidden depths of Kershaw Hollow. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight that seems to slow the passage of time, while the light at dusk settles over the fields in a bruised, amber glow, turning the dust of the back roads into a fine, shimmering gold. Far from the reach of any coastline, the landscape remains anchored in the dense, silent character of the interior, where the horizon is defined not by water, but by the jagged silhouettes of hardwoods against a wide and indifferent sky.

Cordova keeps a memory of industry etched into its older structures, having weathered the shifting tides of the regional economy that once relied heavily on the output of its mills and the steady labor of its people. The nearby Minkin Fossil Site offers a different sort of record, a silent archive of the ancient life that once flourished in this basin long before the modern grid took hold. Daily life in Cordova moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the proximity of places like Williams Lake provides a modest relief from the summer heat. In the quiet hours, one can feel the weight of a history that has seen both prosperity and the slow, steady reclamation of nature, leaving the residents to cultivate their own resilience amidst the scattered remnants of a bygone industrial era.

About This Cordova Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cordova, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.761788, -87.199416. 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 Cordova includes the ZIP code (35550), telephone area code (205), county seat of Walker County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Walker 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.