Megargel Alabama Map

About Megargel, Alabama

Megargel is a locality in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 5.1 people per km². Megargel is located at 31.3799°N, 87.4283°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36445.

Megargel, Alabama, exhales a humid breath of pine and damp earth, a whisper of the vast, emerald expanse that cradles it. It lies 56.2 miles north-north-west of Pace, FL (from Pace, FL: bearing 344°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-west of Frisco City. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling canvas, painted with the deep greens of mature forests and the brighter hues of cultivated fields. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, does so in broad, golden shafts that illuminate the rich, dark soil, promising fertility and slow growth. Creeks, mere silver threads in the broader tapestry of the land, snake through the terrain, their banks thick with ferns and the tangled roots of ancient trees. The air itself feels alive, thick with the scent of blooming magnolias and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum that underscores the quietude of this place. This corner of Monroe County was shaped by the slow, deliberate hand of agriculture, its economy historically rooted in the bounty of the soil, primarily cotton and timber. Megargel holds a quiet dignity, a sense that its story is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring cycles of planting and harvest, in the weathered wood of old barns and the stoic faces of its residents. The land remembers the hardworking hands that tilled it, the logging crews that shaped the forests, and the quiet persistence that defines this rural pocket of the Black Belt. Life in Megargel unfolds with a measured grace, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the seasons, a testament to a heritage that values resilience and the simple, profound beauty of a life lived close to the earth.

About This Megargel Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Megargel, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Megargel and Monroe County.

Detailed location data for Megargel includes the ZIP code (36457), telephone area code (386), county seat of Monroe County (Monroeville), and school district assignment (Monroe 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 Megargel is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.