Gardendale Alabama Map

About Gardendale, Alabama

Gardendale is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 16,044. The population density is 269.6 people per km². Gardendale is located at 33.6766°N, 86.8098°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gardendale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35401, 35071.

Gardendale emerges from the red-clay earth as a landscape of quiet topography, defined by the soft, broken horizons of the inland South. It lies 3.5 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 226°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southwest of Northport. The terrain here holds a subtle, humid weight, where the light at dusk catches the needles of longleaf pines and casts elongated shadows across the damp, cooling soil. Just a short distance away, the quiet basin of Holman Bottom dips into the earth, while the steady, unseen currents of the Black Warrior River trace a path through the regional bedrock only two miles from the center of activity. Residents often find a moment of stillness at Lake Tina, where the water remains remarkably still, reflecting the dense canopy of hardwoods that characterize the local horizon. Pleasant Ridge remains a distant, hazy silhouette against the sky, serving as a reminder of the more rugged elevations that lie sixteen miles to the north.

Gardendale carries the persistent character of a place that grew by degrees, evolving from a modest settlement into a hub of commerce and residential life. The local economy draws its pulse from a blend of regional industry and the daily rhythms of a growing population, sustained by a history of resourcefulness and adaptation. Plamore Park anchors the immediate surroundings, providing a dedicated space for communal life where the pace of the afternoon slows to match the movement of the wind through the leaves. The architecture and the layout of the streets reflect a practical, deliberate development, favoring functional spaces over the ornamental. Even as modern life brings new demands, Gardendale maintains a grounded atmosphere, where the collective memory of the surrounding timberlands and the proximity to fertile valleys remain the quiet foundations of the daily experience.

About This Gardendale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gardendale, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.676587, -86.809844. 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 Gardendale includes the ZIP code (35401, 35071), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.