Elba Alabama Map

About Elba, Alabama

Elba is a locality in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,508. The population density is 88.3 people per km². Elba is located at 31.4146°N, 86.0677°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36323.

Elba occupies a low-lying basin where the persistent, winding course of the Pea River defines the horizon as much as the timbered edges of the surrounding woodland. It lies 14.3 miles west-northwest of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 299°T), and is situated 14.3 miles northeast of Opp. The landscape shifts from the flat, moisture-heavy bottomlands near the riverbed toward the subtle, rising ridges that eventually climb toward the distant shadow of Coston Hill. In the late afternoon, the light here thickens, turning a heavy, golden amber that catches on the Spanish moss clinging to the hardwood trees, casting long, fractured shadows across the red-clay soil. Even in the stillness, the humidity remains a physical weight, a reminder that the land is shaped by cycles of rising water and the slow, steady growth of pines that define the regional character far more than any distant, unseen topography.

Elba has long maintained a rhythm dictated by the land, balancing an economy rooted in agricultural tradition with the quiet endurance of a place that understands the vulnerability of its own geography. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, cognizant of the State-owned Submerged Lands that wrap around the low points of the terrain, acting as a natural sentinel against the encroachment of the elements. While the commerce of the present day hums with the practical needs of the people, the memory of the past—of floods survived and seasons turned—remains etched into the very architecture of the storefronts and the quietude of the residential streets. Those who seek respite find it in the quiet waters of County Lake, a short distance away, where the reflection of the sky provides a stark, mirror-like contrast to the dense, tangled undergrowth of the nearby forests.

About This Elba Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elba, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.414611, -86.067724. 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 Elba includes the ZIP code (36323), telephone area code (334), county seat of Coffee County (Elba), and school district assignment (Elba City 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.