Leroy Alabama Map

About Leroy, Alabama

Leroy is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 766. The population density is 24.8 people per km². Leroy is located at 31.4950°N, 87.9728°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36548.

Leroy anchors itself upon the heavy, red-clay loam of the Alabama interior, where the horizon is defined by the dense, persistent presence of longleaf pine and deep-rooted bottomland hardwoods. It lies 47.5 miles north of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 6°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Jackson. The landscape here shifts with a quiet, deliberate gravity, marked by the slow, humid breath of the woods and the dark, reflective surface of Mckee Pond just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Hickory Ridge breaks the flatness, while the proximity of Gaines Creek provides a constant, low-voiced neighbor to the fields. The light at dusk here possesses a thick, amber quality that seems to suspend the pine needles in a golden stillness, turning the woods into a cathedral of shadow and heat.

Leroy carries the weight of a long-settled earth, where the economy remains tethered to the timber and soil that have sustained generations. Beyond the quiet domesticity of the residential lanes, the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a rugged, unmanicured stretch of territory that speaks to the wilder character of the region. The history of the locality is etched into the very soil, reflecting a confluence of labor and endurance that defines the local pace of life. Even the most ordinary afternoon in Leroy feels punctuated by the movement of heavy machinery or the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the canopy, reminding any traveler that the rhythm of the day is dictated by the land itself rather than the passing of the clock.

About This Leroy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leroy, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.494971, -87.972773. 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 Leroy includes the ZIP code (36548), telephone area code (251), county seat of Washington County (Chatom), and school district assignment (Washington 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.