La Fayette Alabama Map

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.

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).

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.