Egypt Alabama Map

About Egypt, Alabama

Egypt is a locality in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 845. The population density is 36.2 people per km². Egypt is located at 34.0759°N, 86.1651°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35016, 35952.

Egypt occupies a quiet expanse of North Alabama where the land settles into a series of modest, sun-bleached ridges and heavy, red-clay hollows. It lies 19.3 miles west-northwest of Albertville, AL (from Albertville, AL: bearing 286°T), and is situated 2.8 miles northwest of Arab. Perkins Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth just a mile away, its banks lined with the tangled roots of hardwoods that hold the soil against the seasonal rains. To the north, the elevation rises toward the slopes of Pritchett Mountain, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields as the afternoon light wanes. The air here carries the weight of the inland heat, thick and still, muffling the distant sounds of machinery and the occasional rustle of pine needles. Beyond the immediate fields, the broader topography leans toward the basin of Ryan Cove, creating a landscape of segmented horizons and dense, verdant pockets of growth.

Egypt remains defined by the slow, deliberate work of the soil, where the economy has long been anchored to the rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the surrounding timberland. Residents find common ground at Thompson Eidson Park, a modest space that serves as a point of stillness away from the transit of the main roads. The memory of the land is tied to the labor of those who cleared these woods and worked the stubborn clay, leaving behind a quiet resilience that persists in the way the local infrastructure adheres to the contours of the terrain. Even as the modern world encroaches, the proximity of Guntersville Lake provides a vast, silver anchor to the east, influencing the humidity and the slow, steady pace of life. A distinct, unpretentious clarity defines the days here, grounded in the simple necessity of tending to the fields and the woods that define the edges of the horizon.

About This Egypt Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Egypt, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.075938, -86.165054. 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 Egypt includes the ZIP code (35016, 35952), telephone area code (205, 256, 334), county seat of Marshall County (Guntersville), and school district assignment (Etowah 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.