Homewood Alabama Map

About Homewood, Alabama

Homewood is a locality in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 26,414. The population density is 1232.3 people per km². Homewood is located at 33.4586°N, 86.8097°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Homewood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35209, 36480, 35229.

Homewood unfurls across a landscape of undulating red clay and dense, verdant canopy, where the quiet passage of Baileys Creek defines the low-lying contours of the terrain. It lies 47.1 miles northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 36°T), and is situated 19.5 miles southwest of Monroeville. The air here holds a heavy, humid sweetness, particularly as the amber light of late afternoon catches the waxy leaves of bottomland hardwoods and the towering needles of longleaf pines. Four miles to the east, the silhouette of Jenny Bell Hill rises against the sky, providing a fixed point in the shifting, sun-dappled greenery. Residents move through the day with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the subtle cooling that arrives when the shadows lengthen across the neighborhood streets and the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands begin to exhale the damp, earthy scent of a region anchored deep within the continent.

Homewood evolved from a collection of early twentieth-century settlements into a distinct municipality shaped by the growth of surrounding industrial centers and the steady expansion of academic and professional life. The local economy thrives on a blend of service-oriented commerce and a vibrant sense of civic identity, with retail corridors and community hubs that reflect a commitment to maintaining a walkable, connected environment. History is felt in the preservation of architectural styles that bridge the transition from quiet mid-century residential expansion to the modern, bustling character of the current day. While the region is removed from the expansive vistas of the north or the distant, humid stretches toward the southern border, the proximity to the quiet, inland expanse of Flag Lake and the deeper, rugged corridors of Jumping Gully provides a sense of geographic scale that grounds the identity of Homewood in the enduring soil of the interior.

About This Homewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Homewood, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.45855, -86.80965. 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 Homewood includes the ZIP code (35209, 36480, 35229), telephone area code (251, 205), county seat of Monroe County (Monroeville), and school district assignment (Homewood City 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.