Gurley Alabama Map

About Gurley, Alabama

Gurley is a locality in Blount County, Alabama, United States. Gurley is located at 33.7765°N, 86.6378°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35748.

Gurley settles into a landscape sculpted by time and water, where the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains begin their gentle descent. It lies 11.0 miles north of Trussville, AL (from Trussville, AL: bearing 351°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-north-east of Center Point. Broadleaf forests, a rich tapestry of greens and browns depending on the season, cloak the undulating terrain, their shadows deepening the sense of peace that pervades the air. Creeks, born from the high ground, murmur their secrets as they wind through the valleys, their waters catching the sunlight in fleeting, diamond-like flashes. The sky above Gurley often carries a peculiar softness, a diffused light that lends a hazy, ethereal quality to the distant ridges, making the horizon feel both vast and intimately close. The story of Gurley is intertwined with the fertile earth and the ingenuity of its people, a narrative woven through the generations who have called this place home. Historically, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with fields once yielding cotton and other crops, their bounty now giving way to a more diversified, though still largely rural, way of life. The legacy of iron ore mining, though faded, still echoes in the land, a reminder of a more industrial past. Today, Gurley retains a quiet character, its days marked by the steady hum of everyday life, a place where the pace is dictated not by urgency, but by the turning of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its residents.

About This Gurley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gurley, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.776489, -86.637767. 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 Gurley and Blount County.

Detailed location data for Gurley includes the ZIP code (35133), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Blount County (Oneonta), and school district assignment (Madison 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 Gurley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.