Moundville Alabama Map

About Moundville, Alabama

Moundville is a locality in Hale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,754. The population density is 305.6 people per km². Moundville is located at 32.9976°N, 87.6300°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35474.

Moundville lies in a broad, fertile valley, where the Black Warrior River, a serpentine ribbon of murky brown, has long dictated the land's character. It lies 15.1 miles south-south-west of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 194°T), and is situated 16.3 miles south of Northport. Here, the air hangs thick and humid, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant pine. The terrain rises gently from the riverbanks, a landscape of rolling hills carpeted in a dense, almost primeval forest, punctuated by fields of cotton and corn that stretch toward a sky often painted with the bruised purples and oranges of sunset. This is a place where the natural world feels both immense and intimate, where the rustling leaves seem to whisper secrets of ages past. The history of Moundville is deeply etched into the very contours of the land, most notably by the ancient Mississippian people who raised their monumental earthworks here centuries ago. These imposing mounds, silent sentinels against the sky, speak of a complex society that once thrived along these waterways, their rituals and daily lives tied to the rhythm of the river and the bounty of the soil. Today, the local economy is still largely shaped by agriculture, with cotton and timber continuing to be important commodities, though the echoes of that ancient past draw visitors from across the nation, eager to walk among the remnants of a forgotten civilization. The palpable sense of deep time here, where the present feels like a thin veneer over layers of human endeavor, is what truly defines Moundville.

About This Moundville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moundville, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 32.997624, -87.630008. 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 Moundville and Hale County.

Detailed location data for Moundville includes the ZIP code (35474), telephone area code (256), county seat of Hale County (Greensboro), and school district assignment (Hale 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 Moundville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.