Faunsdale Alabama Map

About Faunsdale, Alabama

Faunsdale is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 140. The population density is 79.8 people per km². Faunsdale is located at 32.4599°N, 87.5939°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36738.

Faunsdale breathes a quiet, verdant stillness, a landscape where the Alabama soil, rich and red, yields to the slow, deliberate march of agriculture. It lies 51.8 miles south of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 182°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west of Uniontown. The terrain, a gentle swell of rolling hills, is etched with the linear precision of cultivated fields, punctuated by the darker, more ancient green of mixed pine and hardwood forests. Along the low-lying areas, the air grows thick with the scent of damp earth and the unseen buzz of insects, especially as the sun begins its descent, painting the western sky in bruised purples and soft, diffused oranges that settle like a benediction over the fields. Here, the roads, often paved but sometimes yielding to the forgiving dust of unpaved tracks, wind with a languid grace, connecting scattered homesteads and the occasional cluster of buildings that mark the heart of this rural expanse. The history of Faunsdale is inextricably bound to the land, a narrative of cultivation and resilience. This is a place where the echoes of antebellum plantations still linger, their legacy a complex weave of prosperity and hardship, influencing the very character of the community. The local economy, historically rooted in cotton and now diversified with other crops, moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a steady rhythm that has sustained generations. The distinctive feel of Faunsdale lies in this deep connection to its agricultural past, a quiet pride in the enduring strength of the land and the people who work it, a distinctiveness that whispers rather than shouts its presence.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Faunsdale, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Faunsdale and Marengo County.

Detailed location data for Faunsdale includes the ZIP code (36738), telephone area code (321), county seat of Marengo County (Linden), and school district assignment (Marengo County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Faunsdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.