Deer Park Alabama Map

About Deer Park, Alabama

Deer Park is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 17.4 people per km². Deer Park is located at 31.2184°N, 88.3280°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36529.

Deer Park occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Yellowhouse Branch, which carves its path through the red-clay soil and dense stands of longleaf pine. It lies 31.0 miles north-northwest of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 332°T), and is situated 14.8 miles east-northeast of Leakesville. The terrain rises steadily toward the prominence of Big Sand Hill, a landmark that anchors the horizon and breaks the otherwise level expanse of the surrounding woodland. Here, the air holds a heavy, humid weight, cooling only when the sun dips low enough to cast long, skeletal shadows across the fields. The light at dusk acquires a bruised, golden quality, catching the strands of Spanish moss that hang from the hardwoods like tattered lace, lending the environment a somber and singular stillness.

Deer Park sustains a pace dictated by the rhythms of the land, drawing its livelihood from the timber and agricultural cycles that have defined this region for generations. The legacy of the Frank W. and Rob M. Boykin Wildlife Management Area continues to shape the local relationship with the wilderness, as the vast, protected tracts provide a buffer against the encroaching speed of the modern world. While Saluda Lake lies fourteen miles away, serving as a distant point of reference, life in Deer Park remains oriented toward the immediate, tangible reality of the soil and the seasonal harvest. It is a place where the history of the land is read in the quiet endurance of its people, who maintain a deliberate connection to the traditions of the deep interior, far removed from the clamor of the world beyond these woods.

About This Deer Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deer Park, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.218369, -88.328023. 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 Deer Park includes the ZIP code (36529), telephone area code (251), county seat of Washington County (Chatom), and school district assignment (Washington 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.