Leighton Alabama Map

About Leighton, Alabama

Leighton is a locality in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 893. The population density is 127.3 people per km². Leighton is located at 34.7009°N, 87.5289°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35646.

Leighton rests in a quiet corner of Colbert County, where the rolling hills of the Tennessee Valley begin to soften into gentler slopes. It lies 10.8 miles south-east of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 129°T), and is situated 8.4 miles east-south-east of Muscle Shoals. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields – some emerald green with growing crops, others ochre with freshly turned earth – interspersed with stands of mature oak and pine. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint sweetness of ripening fruit and the damp, earthy scent of the nearby Shoals. A languid creek, barely a murmur through the summer heat, snakes its way through the landscape, its banks fringed with wild dogwood and sumac, offering a cool, shadowed contrast to the sun-drenched clearings. The history of Leighton is tied to the fertile soil and the persistent spirit of those who have worked it. Once a more bustling hub, its economy, like many in the region, has shifted from the dominance of agriculture to a more diversified, though still modest, base. The echoes of a past built on cotton and timber can still be felt, a quiet hum beneath the present day. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Leighton lies in its enduring connection to the land and the unpretentious rhythm of its people, a steady pulse that continues to define this particular stretch of Alabama.

About This Leighton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leighton, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.700923, -87.528915. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Leighton and Colbert County.

Detailed location data for Leighton includes the ZIP code (35646), telephone area code (256), county seat of Colbert County (Tuscumbia), and school district assignment (Colbert County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Leighton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.