Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. Midway is located at 34.7398°N, 87.4417°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36053.

Midway unfolds across a landscape shaped by the quiet persistence of Alabama's rolling hills, where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 14.0 miles east-south-east of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 107°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-north-west of Town Creek. The terrain here is a gentle conversation between broad fields, some cultivated with the emerald promise of crops, others left to the wilder, rustling reign of native grasses and tenacious scrub. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a honeyed quality, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the shafts of light that slant across the unpaved shoulders of country roads. The character of Midway is one of quiet endurance, a place where the days move at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, and the distant murmur of traffic on a more traveled highway is a faint, almost forgotten sound. Historically, Midway has been a place of quiet agricultural endeavor, its economy long tied to the fertile soil and the crops it yields, a tradition that continues to define its present. The land itself, with its subtle elevations and the occasional flash of water in the surrounding gullies, whispers of a past where sustenance was drawn directly from the earth. While not a hub of major industry, Midway’s distinctive character is found in its resilience, in the continuity of farming and the deep roots of its families. The sense of place is palpable, not in grand monuments, but in the shared understanding of a life lived in close communion with the natural world, a quiet rhythm that resonates through the very air.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.739811, -87.441691. 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 Midway and Colbert County.

Detailed location data for Midway includes the ZIP code (36861), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Colbert County (Tuscumbia), and school district assignment (Bullock 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 Midway is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.