Dayton Alabama Map

About Dayton, Alabama

Dayton is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 10.8 people per km². Dayton is located at 32.3510°N, 87.6419°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36738.

Dayton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth reveals itself in layers of deep, iron-rich clay and the persistent growth of bottomland hardwoods. It lies 36.4 miles west of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 264°T), and is situated 16.2 miles southeast of Demopolis. The Dayton Branch meanders through this landscape, carving a modest path through the fields and providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the local hydrology. Beyond the immediate terrain, the silhouette of Beach Ridge defines the distant horizon, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this inland expanse. The air here holds the heavy, humid weight of the interior, often catching the golden, honeyed light of late afternoon that turns the longleaf pines into dark, vertical pillars against a pale sky. Four miles to the east, the waters of Stallworths Shadow Lake offer a cooling stillness, reflecting the shifting clouds in a quiet, mirror-like surface that seems to hold the silence of the woods.

Dayton maintains a character defined by its agricultural roots and the steady, unpretentious labor of those who cultivate the soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, echoing a history built on the careful stewardship of pecan groves and the cultivation of the surrounding plains. Life in Dayton moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers and sustained by the shared memory of the land. Eight miles away, the protected expanse of Chickasaw State Park serves as a refuge for the native flora and fauna, preserving the integrity of the woods that have long surrounded these small, scattered settlements. Through the changing decades, the people of Dayton have kept to their own pace, finding a particular contentment in the simple, enduring cycle of planting and harvest that persists beneath the vast, open canopy of the sky.

About This Dayton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dayton, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.350973, -87.64195. 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 Dayton includes the ZIP code (36738), telephone area code (334), county seat of Marengo County (Linden), and school district assignment (Marengo 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.