Greensboro Alabama Map
Explore Greensboro, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Greensboro, Alabama
How to Use This Greensboro, Alabama Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Greensboro, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Greensboro.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Greensboro |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Hale County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.704575 |
| Longitude | -87.59584 |
| Population | 2,218 |
| Density | 360.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 36744 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| County Seat | Greensboro |
| School District | Hale County School District |
About Greensboro, Alabama
Greensboro is a locality in Hale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,218. The population density is 360.3 people per km². Greensboro is located at 32.7046°N, 87.5958°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greensboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36744.Greensboro anchors itself firmly amidst the thick, humid heat of the Black Belt, where the earth turns to a stubborn, dark clay that clings to the boots of those who work the fields. It lies 34.9 miles south of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 183°T), and is situated 19.0 miles northeast of Demopolis. The landscape stretches out in broad, quiet expanses of agricultural land, punctuated by the slow, deliberate movement of Little Prairie Creek as it navigates the low-lying terrain. To the north, the distant outline of Beach Ridge barely breaks the horizon, a faint serrated edge against the pale sky, while the tranquil waters of John Jays Lake sit only a short distance away, reflecting the heavy, golden light of the late afternoon. The air here holds a weight that seems to slow the pulse, carrying the scent of damp soil and the persistent, drowsy hum of insects that define the long, sun-drenched afternoons of the region.
Greensboro carries the quiet gravity of a place where history is not merely remembered but felt in the architecture of its older squares and the enduring patterns of its local economy. The M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area lies just a few miles beyond the outskirts, preserving the open, grassy expanses that once defined the wider landscape and drawing those who value the preservation of wild, unmanicured spaces. Economic life in Greensboro remains tethered to the rhythms of the soil, with agricultural traditions continuing to shape the daily habits of the people who walk its streets. There is a particular stillness in the way the local light fades over the storefronts and old brickwork, a reminder that life here proceeds at the pace of the seasons rather than the rush of the clock, maintaining a distinct character that values continuity and the quiet dignity of a place defined by its own internal geography.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Engle Gallery (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 119° SE
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 220° SW
- David K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 215° SW
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 337° NW
- Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 12.6 mi, 037° NE · 395k acres
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 18.8 mi, 230° SW
- Civil Rights Marker (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 299° NW
- Warhouse Performing Arts Center (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 227° SW
- Warhouse Drive-In (Cinema) — 20.6 mi, 229° SW
- Mound I (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 355° N
- Mound J (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 354° N
- Mound K (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 354° N
- Mound L (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 354° N
- Chickasaw State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 204° SW
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.1 mi, 050° NE · 8,383 acres
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About This Greensboro Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greensboro, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.704575, -87.59584. 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 Greensboro includes the ZIP code (36744), telephone area code (334), county seat of Hale County (Greensboro), and school district assignment (Hale County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
