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Harpersville Alabama Map

Explore Harpersville, 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 Harpersville, Alabama

How to Use This Harpersville, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Harpersville, 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 Harpersville.

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	Harpersville
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.317725
Longitude	-86.428431
Population	1,614
Density	29.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35078
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Harpersville, Alabama

Harpersville is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,614. The population density is 29.3 people per km². Harpersville is located at 33.3177°N, 86.4284°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Harpersville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35078.

Harpersville occupies a quiet expanse of Alabama where the East Fork Tanyard Branch carves a persistent, narrow path through the red clay and thickets of bottomland hardwood. It lies 11.1 miles east of Chelsea, AL (from Chelsea, AL: bearing 89°T), and is situated 6.6 miles northwest of Childersburg. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of pine needles baking under the afternoon sun, while the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Rock Ridge. Just a short distance from the center, the quiet waters of Harpersville Lake Number 2 reflect the sky, offering a mirror to the passing clouds that drift over the surrounding fields. The light at dusk here possesses a particular amber quality, turning the dust kicked up from rural roads into a fine, glowing gold that settles over the landscape as the shadows lengthen.

Harpersville maintains a steady, deliberate pace rooted in the long rhythms of agricultural life, where the cultivation of peaches and pecans has defined the local economy for generations. Beyond the working groves, the proximity of J.W. Donahoo Park provides a modest sanctuary for those seeking the shade of mature trees, a stark contrast to the rugged, remote terrain of The Penitentiary that looms in the collective imagination of the region. History lingers in the architecture and the memories of the families who have worked these soils, their presence woven into the slow, daily cycles of commerce and community. Life in Harpersville remains tethered to the land, an enduring testament to a way of existing that finds beauty in the simplicity of a harvest and the unchanging course of the nearby creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

J.W. Donahoo Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 008° N
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 184° S
Vincent Municipal Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 002° N
Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 104° E
Adams Scenic Overlook (State Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 288° W
Gantt's Quarry Observation Point (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 142° SE
Falling Star (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 134° SE
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 288° W
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 278° W
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 15.6 mi, 125° SE · 395k acres
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 277° W
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 276° W
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 276° W
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 276° W
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 276° W
Talladega College Sign (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 066° NE
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 273° W
Coosa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.7 mi, 165° S
Studio By the Tracks (Arts Centre) — 22.0 mi, 314° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 296° NW
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 296° NW
Trussville Childrens Theater (Theatre) — 23.3 mi, 328° NW
Granite Garden (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 301° NW
High Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.9 mi, 283° W
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 24.9 mi, 290° W
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 302° NW
Cheaha State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 069° E
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.5 mi, 079° E · 7,400 acres
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 246° SW · 8,383 acres
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.0 mi, 057° NE · 18k acres

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