Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. Midway is located at 31.7190°N, 87.0491°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36053.

Midway lies where the gentle swells of Monroe County begin to assert their quiet presence. It lies 62.0 miles south-west of Prattville, AL (from Prattville, AL: bearing 214°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west-north-west of Georgiana. Here, the land rises and falls in soft waves, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of pine and hardwood, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen insects. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, dappling the red clay roads that meander through the landscape, each turn revealing another vista of rolling fields and the occasional weathered barn, standing sentinel against the vast, open sky. The very air seems to hold a certain stillness, a deep breath drawn in by the land itself, punctuated only by the call of a bird or the whisper of wind through the pines. The history of Midway is a story etched in the soil and the memories of its people, deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of Alabama. For generations, this land has yielded cotton and timber, shaping the livelihoods and the character of those who call Midway home. The local economy, though modest, thrives on these enduring traditions, with small businesses and family farms forming the backbone of the community. While no grand monuments or bustling metropolises define Midway, its distinctiveness lies in its unhurried pace of life, a quiet dignity that resonates in the friendly nods of passersby and the shared stories exchanged on front porches as the sun dips low, painting the western horizon in hues of orange and lavender.

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: 31.719045, -87.049149. 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 Monroe County.

Detailed location data for Midway includes the ZIP code (36861), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Monroe County (Monroeville), 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.