La Fayette Alabama Map
Explore La Fayette, 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 La Fayette, Alabama
How to Use This La Fayette, Alabama Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for La Fayette, 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 La Fayette.
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 | La Fayette |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Chambers County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 32.8997 |
| Longitude | -85.4007 |
| Population | 2,684 |
| Density | 117.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 36862 |
| Area Code | 251 |
| County Seat | LaFayette |
| School District | Chambers County School District |
About La Fayette, Alabama
La Fayette is a locality in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,684. The population density is 117.0 people per km². La Fayette is located at 32.8997°N, 85.4007°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. La Fayette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36862.La Fayette emerges from the red-clay earth as a collection of quiet streets and shadowed porches held under the patient watch of longleaf pines. It lies 14.0 miles west-northwest of Valley, AL (from Valley, AL: bearing 294°T), and is situated 17.6 miles north of Opelika. Kellem Hill Creek traces a slow, winding path through the outskirts, its damp banks sustaining the dense bottomland hardwoods that define the local geography. Fifteen miles to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Doss Mountain marks the horizon, standing as a silent sentry over the inland plains. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that softens the edges of the afternoon, especially when the light shifts to a pale gold and settles across the quiet expanses of Wheeler Lake just two miles away.
La Fayette carries the weight of a long tenure in the county, its identity formed by the rhythms of agriculture and the slow passage of generations who have worked the surrounding soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, an inheritance of peach and pecan orchards that thrive in the rich, iron-heavy dirt. Residents often look toward the Chambers County Public Fishing Lake for respite, a five-mile journey into the quiet woodland that serves as a common ground for the community. Life in La Fayette moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, marked by the steady work of local trade and the enduring memory of a past that continues to shape the character of its people.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Chambers County Public Fishing Lake (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 152° SE
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.8 mi, 097° E
- West Point Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 076° E
- West Point Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 076° E
- Valley Monument Co. (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 106° E
- River Park (Local Park) — 12.7 mi, 093° E
- State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 13.6 mi, 322° NW
- Blanton Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.1 mi, 117° SE
- Yellow Umbrella (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 176° S
- Opelika Community Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 170° S
- Veteran's Memorial Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 192° S
- University Seal (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 193° S
- Civil War Cannon Lathe (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 193° S
- WWI Memorial (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 193° S
- Founders' Oak (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 193° S
- Callaway Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.5 mi, 067° NE
- Chewacla State Park (State Park) — 23.8 mi, 189° S
- Tuskegee National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 199° S · 11k acres
- Home (Historic Castle / Fort) — 30.1 mi, 155° SE
- Heard County Historical Center and Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 034° NE
- Chipeley Historical Center (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 094° E
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 098° E
- Catie Radney's Studio (Arts Centre) — 32.2 mi, 276° W
- F. D. Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 32.2 mi, 101° E
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 209° SW
- Bradley Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 140° SE
- Golden Park (Stadium) — 39.0 mi, 142° SE
- A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 39.3 mi, 142° SE
- Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 40.6 mi, 323° NW · 395k acres
- Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.8 mi, 323° NW · 7,400 acres
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About This La Fayette Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Fayette, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.8997, -85.4007. 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 La Fayette includes the ZIP code (36862), telephone area code (251), county seat of Chambers County (LaFayette), and school district assignment (Chambers County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
