Oak Grove Alabama Map

About Oak Grove, Alabama

Oak Grove is a locality in Chilton 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 occupies a stretch of terrain defined by the persistent, winding presence of Clear Creek, which carves a path through the dense, heavy loam of the Alabama interior. It lies 7.7 miles south of Calera, AL (from Calera, AL: bearing 182°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southeast of Montevallo. The landscape here is characterized by an enduring stillness, where longleaf pines stand as sentinels over red-clay soil that seems to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped below the western horizon. Two miles away, the quiet waters of Brantley Lake reflect the shifting colors of the sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Chandler Mountain provides a permanent, shadowed boundary to the north. The air carries the weight of inland humidity, a thick, living atmosphere that softens the edges of the horizon and mutes the sounds of the fields during the slow, golden drift of dusk.

Oak Grove maintains a character forged by the steady, cyclical demands of agrarian life, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of the days. The local economy persists in the quiet tradition of peach and pecan cultivation, a labor that links current residents to generations who first cleared these woods and worked the stubborn, iron-rich earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity to the serene expanse of Thorsby Park offers a deliberate reprieve, a place where the forest remains largely undisturbed by the encroachment of modern industry. Eight miles to the east, the depression of Dry Valley marks the geologic memory of the region, reminding those who live in Oak Grove that the land is shaped by ancient, slow-moving forces. Life here flows with a predictable, grounded grace, rooted in the soil and the quiet persistence of a community that understands its place within the vast, interior expanse of the state.

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 Chilton County (Clanton), 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.