Oak Grove Alabama Map

About Oak Grove, Alabama

Oak Grove is a locality in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Oak Grove is located at 33.2157°N, 87.4961°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35151.

Oak Grove settles into the rolling terrain of Tuscaloosa County, a place where the very air seems to hum with the deep green of ancient oaks and the softer breath of pine. It lies 4.2 miles east of Tuscaloosa, AL (from Tuscaloosa, AL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east of Northport. The land here isn't flat, but gently contours, giving way to creek beds that carve their way through the loamy soil, their banks often thick with ferns and the whisper of unseen life. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of moss-covered stones and the occasional weathered fence post, remnants of a time when these fields were more open to the sky. The character of Oak Grove is one of quiet persistence, a landscape that has absorbed the passage of seasons and generations with a stoic grace. This corner of Tuscaloosa County carries the echoes of a history tied to the fertile earth and the waterways that sustain it. For generations, the local economy here has been rooted in agriculture, with cotton and timber once dominating the landscape and the lives of its inhabitants. While the agricultural footprint has shifted, the deep connection to the land remains, a palpable undercurrent in the rhythm of Oak Grove. The proximity to the larger city of Tuscaloosa, with its renowned university and vibrant cultural scene, offers a dynamic counterpoint to the serene, almost pastoral, feel of Oak Grove itself. There's a distinctive blend of rural tranquility and accessible urban energy that defines this particular locality, a place where the past informs the present without holding it captive.

About This Oak Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Grove, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.215674, -87.496116. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Oak Grove and Tuscaloosa County.

Detailed location data for Oak Grove includes the ZIP code (35150), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Tuscaloosa County (Tuscaloosa), and school district assignment (Talladega County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Oak Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.