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New Hope Alabama Map

Explore New Hope, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of New Hope, Alabama

How to Use This New Hope, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for New Hope, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to New Hope.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityNew Hope
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyLauderdale County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude34.537972
Longitude-86.412372
Population2,889
Density128.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes36278, 36346, 35242, 35760
Area Code205, 256
County SeatFlorence
School DistrictMadison County School District

About New Hope, Alabama

New Hope is a locality in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,889. The population density is 128.8 people per km². New Hope is located at 34.5380°N, 86.4124°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. New Hope is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36278, 36346, 35242.

New Hope occupies a quiet expanse of northern Alabama where the land settles into a rhythmic pattern of low-slung fields and dense woodland. It lies 8.5 miles northwest of Florence, AL (from Florence, AL: bearing 307°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northwest of Sheffield. Burcham Creek winds its way through the landscape, acting as a constant, fluid companion to the local flora that thrives in the heavy, humid air. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the earth gives way to the low-lying basin of White Bottoms, creating a verdant stretch that stays lush even when the summer sun turns the red clay to iron. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of Texas Ridge rises against the sky, providing a steady, immovable boundary to a region marked by the scent of longleaf pine and the slow, heavy movement of heat across the valley floor.

New Hope retains a character defined by the steady persistence of its inhabitants and the agrarian legacy that once dominated this interior territory. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the daily pulse remains tied to the land, punctuated by the quiet activity at the Underwood Youth Complex where the next generation gathers. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Delahunty Pond offer a place of reflection away from the main arteries of local commerce. Life in New Hope moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in a history that values the endurance of the local harvest and the simple, persistent connection between the people and the soil they occupy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • New Hope Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 270° W
  • New Hope Recreation Center (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 142° SE
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 029° NE
  • Honeycomb Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 139° SE
  • Huntsville Speedway (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 287° W
  • Blevins Gap Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Cycleway (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 091° E
  • Certain Recreation Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 322° NW
  • Artisans Cove FRames and Art (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 336° NW
  • Cathedral Caverns State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 078° E
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.6 mi, 032° NE · 406 acres
  • Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.1 mi, 299° NW · 35k acres
  • Lake Guntersville State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 127° SE
  • 1989 Tornado Memorial (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 320° NW
  • Ricky's Rocket (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 318° NW
  • Mabrey's Rock of Ages (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 133° SE
  • Wernher von Braun Planetarium (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 339° N
  • Hotel Monte Sano (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Jackson County Waterfowl Area And Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 063° NE · 16k acres
  • The Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 319° NW
  • Queen Kel The Creator (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 319° NW
  • Eternal Flame (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 323° NW
  • Helicopter (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 301° NW
  • Lynx Gallery (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 321° NW
  • The Burger Factory (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 322° NW
  • James D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 037° NE
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 336° NW
  • Henry and Nell Lane Bradford Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 333° NW
  • William B. Bankhead National Forest (National Forest) — 42.1 mi, 254° W · 182k acres

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About This New Hope Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of New Hope, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.537972, -86.412372. 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 New Hope includes the ZIP code (36278, 36346, 35242), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Lauderdale County (Florence), and school district assignment (Madison County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.