Memphis Alabama Map

About Memphis, Alabama

Memphis is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 28.9 people per km². Memphis is located at 33.1370°N, 88.3059°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Memphis is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36301, 35442.

Memphis emerges from the deep, red-clay landscape of Alabama as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the slow, steady rhythm of the inland plains. It lies 6.3 miles south of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 172°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-southeast of Taylor. The earth here holds a heavy, humid warmth that seems to linger in the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods, while the serpentine course of Double Bridges Creek carves a low, shaded path through the surrounding fields just a mile away. On clear evenings, the silhouette of Balcom Hill rises fifteen miles to the distance, a faint, dark smudge against an amber sky that turns a bruised, twilight violet. Life in Memphis moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the quality of light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the horizon and turns the dust of the back roads into a shimmering, ephemeral haze.

Agriculture defines the spirit of Memphis, as the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest that characterize this expanse of the South. Local lore whispers through the generations, marking a history that values the endurance of the land above the clamor of rapid industry. Beyond the immediate fields, the quiet acreage of Unknown Park offers a four-mile sanctuary for the native flora and fauna, standing as a testament to the preservation of the wilder, uncultivated stretches of the region. Those who traverse these roads often find themselves drawn to the stillness of Open Pond, eleven miles removed, where the water mirrors the shifting clouds and provides a singular point of reflection in a terrain defined by its modesty and its deep, earthen roots.

About This Memphis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Memphis, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.137044, -88.305942. 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 Memphis includes the ZIP code (36301, 35442), telephone area code (334, 256), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Pickens 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.