Oak Grove Alabama Map

About Oak Grove, Alabama

Oak Grove is a locality in Lawrence 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 anchors itself firmly within a landscape defined by the heavy, humid stillness of the interior, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Peanut Ridge. It lies 16.2 miles east-northeast of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 78°T), and is situated 17.8 miles southeast of Muscle Shoals. The earth here is composed of stubborn red clay that clings to the tires of passing trucks, a terrain that yields to the quiet depression of Shaver Hollow and the steady, narrow currents of Masterson Creek. Sunlight filters through the canopy with a thick, golden weight, illuminating the dense thickets of longleaf pine that define the local topography. Four miles away, the ecosystem finds a protected sanctuary in Prairie Grove Glades, where the flora shifts in response to the limestone-rich soil, and further still, the sudden, sharp descent of The Fall Off provides a rare verticality to the otherwise level expanse. Moisture gathers in the low-lying basins near Pooles Pond, where the air hangs heavy and expectant, cooling only when the sun slips behind the pine line to leave the fields in a bruised, violet twilight.

Oak Grove carries the weight of a history rooted in the slow, deliberate cultivation of the land, serving as a quiet center for those who work the cycles of the peach and pecan harvests. The local economy remains tethered to these traditional rhythms, prioritizing the labor of the soil and the maintenance of the back roads that connect dispersed homesteads. Residents move with a measured pace that seems to honor the long-standing memory of the region, where the struggle for civil rights has left a profound, unspoken influence on the character of the people. Life in Oak Grove persists without the intrusion of external velocity, focused instead on the seasonal demands of the orchards and the preservation of a quiet, agrarian dignity. Neighbors recognize each other by the familiar rattle of engines on gravel, sustaining a social fabric that relies on the endurance of long-established family lines and the simple, persistent beauty of a life lived in harmony with the inland heat.

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 Lawrence County (Moulton), 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.