Hodges Alabama Map

About Hodges, Alabama

Hodges is a locality in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 265. The population density is 24.8 people per km². Hodges is located at 34.3270°N, 87.9264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hodges is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35571.

Hodges holds a quiet dominion over the red-clay soil where the Holcomb Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the thickets of hardwood. It lies 16.8 miles southwest of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 222°T), and is situated 13.2 miles north-northeast of Hamilton. Sunlight here does not merely fall; it settles in heavy, golden layers upon the landscape, filtered by the dense canopy that separates this inland expanse from the distant, hazy blue silhouette of Chestnut Ridge. A mile away, the stillness of Railroad Pond reflects the heavy, humid air, its surface undisturbed save for the occasional ripple of a water strider. Three miles distant, the land dips into the shadowed basin of Rough Leg Hollow, where the earth feels cool and damp even at the height of a summer afternoon.

Hodges traces its persistence to the rugged ingenuity of those who first cleared these timbered tracts, turning the dense forest into a modest economy anchored by agriculture and local trade. Life moves at the pace of the seasons, dictated by the turning of the soil and the long, slow growth of pine, far removed from the clamor of coastal life or the urgency of the wider world. Residents often look toward the horizon, acknowledging the expansive, silent presence of the State-owned Submerged Lands that lie twelve miles away, a reminder of the vast, unmanaged wild that remains beyond the town’s periphery. In the quiet hours of the evening, when the heat finally relents, the atmosphere carries a distinct, earthy scent of damp loam and pine needle, grounding every inhabitant in the enduring character of the land.

About This Hodges Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hodges, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.327042, -87.926423. 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 Hodges includes the ZIP code (35571), telephone area code (205), county seat of Franklin County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Franklin 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.