Explore Pinckard, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pinckard, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Pinckard.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Pinckard |
| State | Alabama (AL) |
| County | Dale County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 31.318989 |
| Longitude | -85.537836 |
| Population | 582 |
| Density | 42.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 36371 |
| Area Code | 334 |
| County Seat | Ozark |
| School District | Dale County School District |
Pinckard sits amidst the quiet expanse of southeastern Alabama, where the earth yields a persistent, deep-red clay that clings to the tires of passing trucks. It lies 11.4 miles west-northwest of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Daleville. Alexander Creek winds its way through the nearby landscape, a slender, dark ribbon of water that shapes the local topography as it flows toward the horizon. The air here holds a heavy, humid weight, particularly in the late afternoon when the light turns amber and thickens around the stands of longleaf pine. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain flattens into an open, agrarian stretch, though the distant silhouette of Balcom Hill marks the limit of the view for any traveler looking toward the horizon.
Pinckard serves as a modest center for the regional agricultural economy, where the cultivation of pecans and seasonal crops defines the seasonal pulse of the inhabitants. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, steady pace, far removed from the rush of urban centers or the clamor of the coast. Residents often venture toward the State-owned Submerged Lands for a quiet connection to the wilder, undeveloped corners of the region, or perhaps toward Lake Arthur when the heat of the day demands the stillness of open water. The history of the area is etched into the legacy of the local soil, reflecting a long-standing tradition of farming that remains the primary fiber of the daily experience.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinckard, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.318989, -85.537836. 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 Pinckard includes the ZIP code (36371), telephone area code (334), county seat of Dale County (Ozark), and school district assignment (Dale County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |