Fulton Alabama Map

About Fulton, Alabama

Fulton is a locality in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 35.1 people per km². Fulton is located at 31.7910°N, 87.7442°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fulton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36446.

Fulton emerges from the dense, humid embrace of longleaf pine forests and bottomland hardwoods that define this stretch of the Alabama interior. It lies 59.5 miles southwest of Selma, AL (from Selma, AL: bearing 224°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south of Thomasville. Bassett Creek bisects the landscape, its dark, slow-moving waters carving a path through the red-clay soil that stains the back roads a deep, oxidized ochre. The air here holds a heavy, persistent moisture, often shimmering under a sun that turns the late afternoon light into a thick, syrupy gold. To the far horizon, the faint, blue-tinted silhouette of Chatman Ridge provides a silent boundary to the earth, while closer to home, the quiet surface of Scotch Club Lake remains undisturbed by the regional bustle, reflecting the stoic, swaying canopy above.

Fulton carries the weight of a working history, its economy deeply rooted in the timber and wood-products industry that has long sustained the livelihoods of those who call the place home. The rhythm of daily life is measured by the steady hum of machinery and the movement of freight, a stark contrast to the stillness found a few miles away at Gates Dr. Park, where the forest reclaims the silence. People here move with a deliberate, tempered grace, honoring a legacy of endurance that persists in the weathered frame houses and the expansive, pecan-shaded yards. Fulton persists as a place of quiet industry, where the memories of the past are kept in the steady, rhythmic pulse of the present, unbothered by the frantic pace of the world beyond the trees.

About This Fulton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fulton, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.790989, -87.744212. 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 Fulton includes the ZIP code (36446), telephone area code (251), county seat of Clarke County (Grove Hill), and school district assignment (Clarke 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.