Madison Alabama Map

About Madison, Alabama

Madison is a locality in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 56,933. The population density is 724.0 people per km². Madison is located at 34.7105°N, 86.7623°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Madison is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35020, 36117, 35756.

Madison defines the landscape where the gentle, red-clay terrain of northern Alabama meets the verdant, humid expanse of the inland plains. It lies 5.8 miles northeast of Montgomery, AL (from Montgomery, AL: bearing 47°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-southeast of Millbrook. Galbraith Mill Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the local topography, its waters tracing the history of the soil as they meander toward the broader drainage of the region. On the horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Heck Ridge anchors the view, while the proximity of Lagoon Park offers a sanctuary of shaded greens and local flora. The air here holds a heavy, lingering warmth, particularly as the light shifts to a bruised gold at dusk, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the Coosa Valley.

Madison carries the weight of a transition from agrarian roots to a modern, technology-driven economy, having shifted from the quiet output of cotton gins to the high-precision demands of the aerospace and defense sectors. The influence of the nearby R E 'Bob' Woodruff Reservoir remains a quiet presence in the collective consciousness, providing a steady, reliable resource for the residents who populate the expanding subdivisions and office parks. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands both its industrial ambition and its deep, Southern soil, where the memory of the past informs the architecture of current progress. Even as the town grows, there is a persistent, grounded character to its streets, reflecting a culture that values the steady, daily rhythm of a community looking toward the future while firmly rooted in the clay.

About This Madison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.710533, -86.76228. 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 Madison includes the ZIP code (35020, 36117, 35756), telephone area code (334, 251, 256), county seat of Montgomery County (Montgomery), and school district assignment (Madison City 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.