Glenwood Alabama Map

About Glenwood, Alabama

Glenwood is a locality in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 95.1 people per km². Glenwood is located at 31.6646°N, 86.1713°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36035.

Glenwood lies sprawled across rolling terrain, a gentle, verdant quilt stitched with farms and woodlands. It lies 30.5 miles north-west of Enterprise, AL (from Enterprise, AL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-south-east of Luverne. The air here carries the humid breath of the Deep South, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a sun-shower has passed, leaving the leaves glistening like scattered emeralds. The landscape is a subtle tapestry of broad fields, some golden with ripening grain, others a deep, fertile brown, interspersed with stands of oak and hickory that cast long, dancing shadows as the afternoon sun begins its descent. A quiet stillness often pervades Glenwood, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the cheerful chirping of unseen birds. The history of Glenwood is deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of Crenshaw County, its economy long shaped by the fertile soil and the crops it yields. Cotton once dominated these lands, its white bolls a familiar sight, but the economy has diversified, with cattle ranching and timber adding their own distinct textures to the local character. The legacy of past generations is palpable in the weathered barns and the enduring, unhurried pace of life, a rhythm dictated more by the seasons than by the clock. While not a place of grand monuments, Glenwood possesses a quiet charm, a sense of continuity in its enduring connection to the land that has sustained it for so long.

About This Glenwood Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Glenwood, 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 Glenwood and Crenshaw County.

Detailed location data for Glenwood includes the ZIP code (36035), telephone area code (205, 251, 256, 334, 938), county seat of Crenshaw County (Luverne), and school district assignment (Crenshaw 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 Glenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.