Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Midway is located at 32.8862°N, 85.8697°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36053.

Midway rests in the rolling, red-clay heart of Tallapoosa County, a landscape sculpted by the slow erosion of time and the persistent sun. It lies 29.6 miles north-west of Auburn, AL (from Auburn, AL: bearing 310°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-east of Alexander City. Here, the land exhales a humid breath, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. The terrain softens into gentle slopes, not dramatic peaks, but a land that feels worn smooth by generations of walking feet and turning wheels. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and hickory, falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating patches of wild azaleas and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing. The air itself seems to possess a quiet, almost tangible weight, a blend of the agricultural and the wild, where the hum of cicadas underscores the slow unfurling of days. The story of Midway is written in its soil and its quiet persistence, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this place home. Its economy, once perhaps more tied to the cotton fields that stretched across these fertile valleys, now finds its footing in smaller farms and the steady hum of local businesses. The very air seems to carry echoes of a past where neighbors relied on each other, a tradition that still lingers in the friendly nods exchanged on the sun-baked sidewalks. While no grand monuments mark its history, the enduring character of Midway lies in its unassuming presence, a place where the rhythm of life is set by the sun's arc and the gentle turning of seasons, a quiet eddy in the larger flow of Alabama's story.

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: 32.886236, -85.869684. 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 Tallapoosa County.

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