Pennington Alabama Map

About Pennington, Alabama

Pennington is a locality in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 591. The population density is 39.7 people per km². Pennington is located at 32.2071°N, 88.0561°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36916.

Pennington lies in a quiet embrace of rolling hills, where the red earth of Choctaw County yields to the patient cultivation of fields. It lies 39.4 miles east-south-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 106°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south-east of Indian Springs. The landscape here breathes a humid, verdant stillness, punctuated by the rustle of pine needles and the distant hum of cicadas that rise and fall with the afternoon heat. Long, low-slung houses, often painted in hues of faded white or pale blue, dot the terrain, their porches wide enough to catch the infrequent breeze. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil and ripening cotton, a fragrance that settles deep into the bones of the land. The history of Pennington is a quiet narrative, tied to the agricultural rhythms that have long defined this corner of Alabama. For generations, cotton and timber have been the sturdy pillars of its economy, the land yielding its bounty through the sweat and toil of its people. While larger centers have boomed and busted, Pennington has maintained a steady, unhurried character, a place where the past feels not so much forgotten as deeply ingrained. The very texture of the roads, a mix of worn asphalt and packed gravel, hints at a continuity of movement, a steady procession of days that have passed much like the slow, deliberate flow of the nearby Tombigbee River, a constant presence shaping the contours of life.

About This Pennington Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Pennington, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Pennington and Choctaw County.

Detailed location data for Pennington includes the ZIP code (36916), telephone area code (205, 251, 256, 334, 938), county seat of Choctaw County (Butler), and school district assignment (Choctaw 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 Pennington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.