Oak Grove Alabama Map

About Oak Grove, Alabama

Oak Grove is a locality in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 564. The population density is 118.0 people per km². Oak Grove is located at 33.1904°N, 86.3037°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oak Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35150, 35404, 35151.

Oak Grove emerges from the red-clay earth as a landscape defined by the slow, persistent wanderings of McClungs Creek, which carves a narrow, shaded path through the dense, verdant undergrowth. It lies 3.0 miles west-northwest of Sylacauga, AL (from Sylacauga, AL: bearing 295°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Childersburg. The horizon to the east rises with the distant, muted silhouette of the Katala Hills, providing a jagged frame to a sky that often turns a bruised, heavy violet as the heat of the afternoon dissipates. Only two miles distant, the still, dark surface of Thomas Lake acts as a mirror for the towering hardwoods, holding the reflection of the clouds in a quiet, undisturbed stillness. The air here carries the weight of inland humidity, a thick, living presence that clings to the longleaf pines and settles into the low-lying hollows long after the sun has retreated.

History in Oak Grove is etched into the quiet labor of those who have worked the surrounding fields and timber stands for generations, maintaining a rhythm that predates modern commerce. The local economy persists through an intimate connection to the land, where the seasonal yield of orchards and the stewardship of the soil remain the primary measures of prosperity. Residents find their recreation in the simple, unadorned reaches of Nobel Park, a space that preserves a sliver of the region’s natural character against the encroachment of the surrounding woodlands. While fifteen miles of rural expanse separate the neighborhood from the protected expanse of Weogufka State Forest, the influence of the forest’s ancient, deep-rooted timber remains a constant, silent neighbor to the daily affairs of the people living in Oak Grove.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.190359, -86.303727. 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 Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (35150, 35404, 35151), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Talladega County (Talladega), and school district assignment (Talladega 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.