Pea Ridge Alabama Map

About Pea Ridge, Alabama

Pea Ridge is a locality in Marion County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 841. The population density is 20.8 people per km². Pea Ridge is located at 33.1338°N, 86.9379°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35805, 36426, 35563.

Pea Ridge emerges from the dense, humid embrace of Alabama’s interior, where the landscape is defined by the persistent, winding course of Beaver Creek. It lies 31.7 miles south-southwest of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southeast of Hamilton. The terrain here holds a quiet gravity, shifting from heavy red-clay soils to the shaded, cool recesses of dense woodland. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the stillness of the afternoon. While the silhouette of Hoggle Ridge marks the distant horizon, the immediate environment remains intimate and enclosed, defined by the quiet humidity that clings to the bottomland hardwoods. Only six miles away, the waters of County Lake offer a placid contrast to the constant, trickling movement of the nearby creeks, providing a still center point in an otherwise shifting, verdant expanse of pine and oak.

Pea Ridge maintains a steady, deliberate pace of life that reflects the cycles of the surrounding land. The nearby Sam R. Murphy Wildlife Management Area preserves the raw, unmanicured character of the region, serving as a reminder of the wilder, ancient forests that once dominated this territory. Historically, the local economy has been forged by the rhythms of the earth, drawing sustenance from the long-standing traditions of agriculture that mark this part of the state. Life here is not measured by the frantic pace of industry, but by the slow, seasonal transitions of the crops and the enduring connection to the soil. Even as the modern world encroaches, Pea Ridge retains a sense of seclusion, where the hum of the cicadas often outweighs the noise of the machinery, and the legacy of the settlers persists in the quiet, sturdy architecture of the homesteads that dot the back roads.

About This Pea Ridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pea Ridge, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.133805, -86.937949. 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 Pea Ridge includes the ZIP code (35805, 36426, 35563), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Marion County (Hamilton), and school district assignment (Shelby 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.