Lester Alabama Map

About Lester, Alabama

Lester is a locality in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 111. The population density is 22.4 people per km². Lester is located at 34.9828°N, 87.1555°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lester is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35954, 35647.

Lester occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth shifts from the heavy clay of the lowlands into the subtle, upward tilt of the landscape. It lies 16.6 miles northwest of Athens, AL (from Athens, AL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 19.0 miles south of Weakley. Scarce Grease Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters marking a steady line near the town’s edge, while the distant, jagged silhouette of White Ridge looms against the sky like a dormant sentinel. To the north, the elevation drops into the quietude of Booth Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, denser quality under the canopy of hardwoods. The light here during the late afternoon possesses a distinct, syrupy clarity, turning the fields a deep, bruised gold before the shadows lengthen across the dirt paths and unpaved shoulders.

Lester draws its endurance from the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of agricultural persistence that defines the surrounding acreage. While the economy remains tied to the cycles of the harvest, the proximity of Wheeler Reservoir six miles away provides a persistent, quiet pull on the local horizon, an expanse of water that anchors the regional geography. Residents often travel toward the State-owned Submerged Lands to find a landscape left to its own devices, a stark contrast to the managed rows of cotton and soy that characterize the nearby plains. The pace of life in Lester is measured not by the clock, but by the slow cooling of the red-clay ground and the way the evening wind carries the scent of pine and drying earth across the porch screens.

About This Lester Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lester, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.982751, -87.155534. 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 Lester includes the ZIP code (35954, 35647), telephone area code (334, 205, 256), county seat of Limestone County (Athens), and school district assignment (Limestone 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.