Lipscomb Alabama Map

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.

About This Lipscomb Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lipscomb, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.425665, -86.926659. 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 Lipscomb includes the ZIP code (35020), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Jefferson County (Birmingham), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.