Orrville Alabama Map

About Orrville, Alabama

Orrville is a locality in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 55.8 people per km². Orrville is located at 32.3068°N, 87.2454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Orrville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35671, 36767.

Orrville occupies a quiet expanse of the Alabama Black Belt, where the earth is stained with the deep, iron-rich hue of red clay and the horizon stretches wide across flat, fertile plains. It lies 4.3 miles north of Decatur, AL (from Decatur, AL: bearing 5°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Athens. The landscape here is defined by the subtle, persistent presence of Swan Creek Wildlife Management Area, which draws a verdant line across the terrain, offering a sanctuary for the longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood that define this inland geography. While the distant silhouette of Peters Ridge creates a faint, hazy boundary against the sky, the immediate world of Orrville is shaped by the slow, deliberate movement of water, including the nearby Pryor Branch and the still, reflective surface of Wheeler Lake. The light at dusk settles heavily here, turning the fields into a blurred palette of bronze and charcoal, a stillness that seems to hold the weight of the humid air in suspension.

History in Orrville is measured not in monumental shifts, but in the enduring cycle of the agricultural seasons and the slow accumulation of memory in the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the land, where the cultivation of pecans and the legacy of the region’s plantations have long dictated the pace of daily life. This is a place where the past is not merely a record but a living texture, felt in the architecture of modest, sun-bleached structures and the quiet resilience of those who call the area home. Life in Orrville moves according to the demands of the harvest and the quiet, persistent growth of the surrounding woods, maintaining a character that values the slow turning of the year above the frantic acceleration of modern industry.

About This Orrville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Orrville, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.306769, -87.245447. 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 Orrville includes the ZIP code (35671, 36767), telephone area code (256, 334), county seat of Limestone County (Athens), and school district assignment (Dallas 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.