Cottondale Alabama Map

About Cottondale, Alabama

Cottondale is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,130. The population density is 350.9 people per km². Cottondale is located at 33.1930°N, 87.4549°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35453, 36301, 35404.

Cottondale occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of red-clay soil and the dense, encroaching shadow of longleaf pine. It lies 6.9 miles east-southeast of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 102°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east-southeast of Northport. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight that seems to slow the progression of the afternoon, pressing against the low-slung canopy where Cottondale Creek carves its path through the undergrowth. To the west, the silhouettes of Pleasant Ridge rise like a muted, jagged spine against the horizon, while the nearby basin of Opossum Hollow collects the lingering dampness of the morning fog. A mile away, the stillness of Canyon Lake Lower mirrors the sky in a dark, glassy expanse, offering a sharp contrast to the tangled, vibrant life thriving within the boundaries of Hurrican Creek Park.

Cottondale retains the remnants of a legacy built upon the foundational rhythms of industry and the steady, unyielding labor of the inland South. The local economy persists as a mosaic of commercial transit and suburban expansion, reflecting a shift from the agrarian cycles of the past toward the functional architecture of modern infrastructure. Here, the passage of time is marked not by grand monuments, but by the subtle oxidation of iron fixtures and the way the light catches the dust on the rural back roads during the golden, cooling hours of dusk. Life in Cottondale moves with a deliberate, singular intensity, sustained by the memory of those who worked the land and the quiet, industrious pulse of a population navigating the demands of the present day.

About This Cottondale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottondale, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.193047, -87.454861. 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 Cottondale includes the ZIP code (35453, 36301, 35404), telephone area code (334, 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.