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Lipscomb Alabama Map

Explore Lipscomb, 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 Lipscomb, Alabama

How to Use This Lipscomb, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lipscomb, 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 Lipscomb.

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	Lipscomb
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.425665
Longitude	-86.926659
Population	2,086
Density	684.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	35020
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Birmingham
School District	Jefferson County School District

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About Lipscomb, Alabama

Lipscomb is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,086. The population density is 684.9 people per km². Lipscomb is located at 33.4257°N, 86.9267°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lipscomb is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35020.

Lipscomb unfolds across a landscape of red-clay soil and iron-rich earth, marked by the steady, low-slung contours of Jones Valley. It lies 2.3 miles northeast of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 44°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southwest of Birmingham. The air here often carries the heavy, humid weight of the interior, settling over the ground where the terrain rises toward the distant, modest silhouette of Little Shades Mountain. Nearby, the waters of Valley Creek carve a quiet path through the brush, their movement a constant, subtle counterpoint to the stillness that gathers in the hollows at dusk. The light at this hour possesses a bruised, copper quality, catching the edges of the hardwoods and illuminating the dust kicked up from the back roads that stitch the neighborhood together.

Lipscomb bears the deep, indelible marks of a regional industrial heritage, defined by the labor that once pulled the wealth of the earth from beneath these very feet. While the echoes of its mining history remain present in the architecture and the orientation of the streets, the modern rhythm of the locality is defined by a quieter, persistent endurance. Residents often gather at the Roosevelt City Recreation Center, a space that serves as a focal point for the daily lives of those who call the area home. Though Martin Lake sits only six miles away, the character of the land remains firmly rooted in the inland plains, where the passage of time is measured not by the movement of tides, but by the slow change of seasons against the enduring, rusted iron of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roosevelt City Recreation Center (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 345° N
Red Mountain Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 095° E
Ebsco Overlook (West) (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 068° E
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 210° SW · 48 acres
MESH Collective Art (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 068° E
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 080° E
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 020° N
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.1 mi, 071° E
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 070° E
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 8.4 mi, 054° NE
Rainbow LED Tunnel (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 049° NE
The Storyteller (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 055° NE
Decil’s Fountain (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 055° NE
Sidewalk Cinema (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 048° NE
Heaviest Corner on Earth (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 049° NE
Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 048° NE
Legacy Arena (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 044° NE
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Theatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 044° NE
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 044° NE
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 10.7 mi, 129° SE
Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1") (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 115° SE
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 116° SE
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 116° SE
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.5 mi, 197° S · 8,383 acres
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 35.5 mi, 188° S · 395k acres
William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 43.1 mi, 344° N · 182k acres
Sipsey Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 65.6 mi, 338° N · 26k acres

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