Jackson Alabama Map

About Jackson, Alabama

Jackson is a locality in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,748. The population density is 117.2 people per km². Jackson is located at 31.5323°N, 87.8912°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36545.

Jackson rises from the red-clay earth as a quiet confluence of timberland and industry, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of Bassett Creek as it carves through the dense, humid lowlands. It lies 48.7 miles north-northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 12°T), and is situated 15.4 miles south-southwest of Grove Hill. The horizon remains grounded by the distant, hazy silhouette of Hickory Ridge, while the immediate landscape is dominated by the thick, encroaching greenery of bottomland hardwoods and the persistent, heavy warmth of the inland air. Within the quietude of Hw Pearce Jr Memorial Park, the light at dusk settles in long, amber shafts that catch the dust of the day, revealing a stillness that contrasts with the nearby, utilitarian presence of the S C M Waste Treatment Pond.

Jackson anchors its identity in the deep, porous soil of the interior, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythmic pulse of paper mills and the harvest of the surrounding pine forests. The town holds the weight of its decades in the quiet intersections where the commerce of timber and specialized manufacturing meets the legacy of a working-class history. Life here proceeds with a gravity that acknowledges the surrounding wilderness, including the expansive, shadowed reaches of Saint Stephens State Forest, which serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed timber tracts that once dictated the pace of settlement. The character of the people is etched by this proximity to the woods and the water, a disciplined endurance that persists beneath the canopy of Spanish moss and the persistent, humid heat.

About This Jackson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jackson, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.532321, -87.891183. 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 Jackson includes the ZIP code (36545), telephone area code (251), county seat of Clarke County (Grove Hill), and school district assignment (Clarke 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.