Oak Grove Alabama Map

About Oak Grove, Alabama

Oak Grove is a locality in DeKalb 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 quiet testament to the persistence of the Alabama interior, where the land rises into the modest, verdant folds of Little Ridge. It lies 15.6 miles north-northeast of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 19°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Henagar. The horizon is defined by the heavy, humid air that clings to the longleaf pines, while the topography dips toward the dark, shaded depths of Ellis Gulf. Only a mile away, the waters of Town Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the landscape, their progress steady and indifferent to the passing hours. Sunlight here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the fields to a deep ochre at dusk and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields toward the nearby quietude of Lake Storie.

Agriculture has long anchored the character of Oak Grove, with the rhythms of the seasons dictating the slow pulse of a local economy rooted in the soil. Generations have worked this land, finding a precarious but enduring stability in the cultivation of orchards that yield the region’s signature fruit. Life here maintains an intentional, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of the wider world, and residents often seek the cooling shade of Ider Town Park when the summer heat settles over the ridges. For those seeking the drama of falling water, the path leads eight miles away to the limestone ledges of De Soto Falls, yet most remain content with the local quiet, finding beauty in the simple, unadorned endurance of a place that asks for little and offers a steady, grounded existence.

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 DeKalb County (Fort Payne), 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.