Mount Vernon Alabama Map

About Mount Vernon, Alabama

Mount Vernon is a locality in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Mount Vernon is located at 33.7343°N, 87.9084°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36560.

Mount Vernon rests on a gentle rise, where the humid Alabama air settles thick and sweet, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 39.8 miles north-north-west of Northport, AL (from Northport, AL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north-west of Fayette. The landscape here is a quiet country of rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, where dense stands of oak and hickory give way to sun-drenched fields of corn and soybeans. Creeks, shallow and clear, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often shaded by a canopy of green, and the sky overhead often stretches vast and pale, a canvas for clouds that drift with an unhurried grace. Even the roads, often little more than ribbons of asphalt, seem to surrender to the land’s easy contours, winding with a natural inclination rather than a forced straightness. The history of Mount Vernon is etched not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy bones of its agricultural past and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the land has sustained its inhabitants, its rich soil yielding harvests that have been the bedrock of the local economy. While farming remains a vital thread, the echoes of earlier industries, perhaps sawmills or small-scale manufacturing, can still be felt in the quiet hum of activity that defines Mount Vernon's days. The community is a collection of homes and businesses that have grown organically, each addition a quiet contribution to the collective character, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of the sun and the predictable rhythms of the seasons, a testament to a way of life that values continuity.

About This Mount Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Vernon, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.734275, -87.908356. 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 Mount Vernon and Fayette County.

Detailed location data for Mount Vernon includes the ZIP code (35967), telephone area code (205, 251), county seat of Fayette County (Fayette), and school district assignment (Mobile 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 Mount Vernon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.