Emelle Alabama Map

About Emelle, Alabama

Emelle is a locality in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 58.6 people per km². Emelle is located at 32.7293°N, 88.3145°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Emelle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35459.

Emelle occupies a quiet expanse of the Black Belt, where the earth turns to a heavy, dark clay that holds the summer moisture like a secret. It lies 54.5 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 233°T), and is situated 12.5 miles northwest of Livingston. Little Sanusi Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the tangled growth of bottomland hardwoods that lean over the water as if listening to the current. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land opens into wide, sun-drenched fields, and on the clearest days, the faint, hazy suggestion of Potters Ridge marks the distant northern horizon. The light here has a peculiar, golden density in the late afternoon, catching the dust stirred by the wind and turning the air into a shimmering, amber haze that settles over the timber and the grasses.

Emelle carries the weight of a long, complicated history in its soil, a narrative written in the quiet labor of those who have farmed these plains for generations. While much of the local economy remains tied to the cycles of the land, the presence of major industrial facilities has defined the modern character of the area, creating a stark juxtaposition between the rural silence and the machinery of commerce. The proximity to State-owned Submerged Lands provides a rugged, protected wilderness that contrasts with the managed agricultural tracts, while the waters of C E Boyd Lake offer a singular stillness, reflecting the vast, unbroken sky. Life in Emelle moves at the pace of the seasons, defined by the slow shift of agricultural chores and the enduring persistence of the people who call this stretch of Alabama home.

About This Emelle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Emelle, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.7293, -88.314476. 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 Emelle includes the ZIP code (35459), telephone area code (256), county seat of Sumter County (Livingston), and school district assignment (Sumter 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.