Malcolm Alabama Map

About Malcolm, Alabama

Malcolm is a locality in Washington County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 204. The population density is 49.8 people per km². Malcolm is located at 31.1913°N, 88.0075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36553.

Malcolm rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate hand of the Gulf Coastal Plain, where loblolly pines stand sentinel over a terrain of gentle swells and shadowed hollows. It lies 34.4 miles north of Mobile, AL (from Mobile, AL: bearing 4°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Mount Vernon. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a humid, earthy perfume, a blend of pine needles and damp soil, a scent that clings to the weathered wood of scattered homes and the infrequent gleam of metal roofs. The roads, often red with the iron-rich earth, wind between stands of dense hardwood, the canopy occasionally breaking to reveal fields of soybeans or cotton, their emerald and pale green hues muted by the diffused light. It is a place where the quietude is profound, broken only by the distant hum of a truck on a seldom-used highway or the call of a mourning dove echoing through the trees. The history of Malcolm is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of Washington County, a legacy evident in the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses that dot the countryside, many bearing the marks of generations of toil. While once the land was more broadly given over to cotton, the local economy has diversified, with timber harvesting and a resilient spirit of small-scale farming continuing to define its character. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling commercial centers; instead, the distinctive features of Malcolm are found in the quiet persistence of its people, the enduring strength of the pine forests that clothe the hills, and the slow, steady flow of the nearby waterways that have long served as arteries of passage and sustenance. The very rhythm of life in Malcolm feels attuned to the seasons, a gentle unfolding rather than a hurried march.

About This Malcolm Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Malcolm, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.191284, -88.0075. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Malcolm and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Malcolm includes the ZIP code (36556), telephone area code (251), county seat of Washington County (Chatom), and school district assignment (Washington County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Malcolm is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.