Five Points Alabama Map

About Five Points, Alabama

Five Points is a locality in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Five Points is located at 33.8884°N, 87.2833°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36855.

Five Points lies cradled by the rolling hills of Walker County, Alabama, where the landscape breathes a quiet, enduring strength. It lies 37.5 miles north-west of Birmingham, AL (from Birmingham, AL: bearing 313°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north of Jasper. Deep ravines, carved by persistent streams, lace the terrain, their shadowed depths offering a cool respite from the often bright Alabama sun. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that intensifies after a summer shower, and the late afternoon light, when it slants through the dense hardwood canopy, paints the forest floor in shifting patterns of amber and gold. The very character of Five Points is etched into these slopes and hollows, a place where the land itself seems to hold a quiet, watchful presence. The history of Five Points is closely tied to the earth it rests upon, a narrative of resourcefulness and adaptation. Once a vital hub for timber and coal extraction, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the surrounding landscape, though the dominant hum of activity has shifted. Today, the local economy finds its footing in agriculture and smaller enterprises, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the gentler slopes where coal seams once lay. The distinctive character of Five Points is also shaped by the deep roots of its inhabitants, a resilient spirit born from generations who have worked and lived in harmony with this particular stretch of Alabama.

About This Five Points Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Five Points, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.88844, -87.28334. 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 Five Points and Walker County.

Detailed location data for Five Points includes the ZIP code (35150), telephone area code (205, 251), county seat of Walker County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Chambers 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 Five Points is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.