Mount Olive Alabama Map

About Mount Olive, Alabama

Mount Olive is a locality in Randolph 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 landscape defined by the quiet persistence of red-clay soil and the dense, dark green of inland woodlands. It lies 29.1 miles northwest of Valley, AL (from Valley, AL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Roanoke. The terrain here rises toward the modest, rounded prominence of Swan Hill, which breaks the horizon with a slow, deliberate curve. A mile from the center of activity, the waters of Beaverdam Creek trace a winding, shaded path through the undergrowth, feeding the local ecosystem with a steady, low-volume murmur. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare, casting a long, amber glow across the fields that gives the air a heavy, tactile quality, as if the very atmosphere were thickening with the day's accumulated warmth.

History in Mount Olive is measured in the steady expansion of residential life and the gradual transition from agrarian roots to the modern rhythms of a commuter-focused economy. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of R L Harris Reservoir for recreation, though the four-mile distance to the State-owned Submerged Lands provides a more immediate, untamed connection to the regional flora and fauna. The local character remains anchored in an unpretentious stability, where the daily commute and the maintenance of family properties take precedence over the rapid pace of larger urban centers. It is a place where the passage of time is marked less by monumental events and more by the seasonal shift in the canopy, a quiet endurance that defines the life of every person who calls Mount Olive home.

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 Randolph County (Wedowee), 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.