Mount Olive Alabama Map

About Mount Olive, Alabama

Mount Olive is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 14.4 people per km². Mount Olive is located at 33.0785°N, 86.1330°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36276, 35079, 35452.

Mount Olive occupies a quiet expanse of land where the red-clay earth holds the warmth of the sun long after the light begins to fail. It lies 26.3 miles east-northeast of Scottsboro, AL (from Scottsboro, AL: bearing 62°T), and is situated 8.6 miles southeast of Bridgeport. The landscape is defined by the steady, persistent presence of the inland terrain, where the silhouette of Pudding Ridge rises five miles distant to anchor the horizon. A mile from the center, the waters of Vicie Branch trace a narrow path through the woods, while the modest, singular beauty of Little Falls offers a rhythmic sound to those who wander close enough to hear it. Three miles away, the surface of Vaught Lake remains a flat, dark mirror reflecting the longleaf pines that stand in dense, quiet groves across the surrounding territory.

Mount Olive remains a place where the economy finds its pulse in the slow, deliberate work of local industry and the quiet maintenance of the land. Four miles out, the Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge serves as a sanctuary for the migratory life that moves through this inland corridor, keeping the wild presence of the region intact. To the north, the deep, shadowed depression of Newby Gulf creates a natural boundary that has shaped the movement of people and the flow of trade for generations. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by the heavy, humid air that settles over the fields and the enduring memory of a history written in the soil.

About This Mount Olive Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Olive, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.078454, -86.13304. 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 Mount Olive includes the ZIP code (36276, 35079, 35452), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of DeKalb County (Fort Payne), and school district assignment (Coosa 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.