Pleasant Grove Alabama Map

About Pleasant Grove, Alabama

Pleasant Grove is a locality in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,544. The population density is 375.1 people per km². Pleasant Grove is located at 33.4940°N, 86.9781°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pleasant Grove is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35160, 35653, 35579.

Pleasant Grove occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the horizon is defined by the persistent growth of hardwood forests and the subtle, earthen rise of terrain toward the distant silhouette of Negro Mountain. It lies 7.4 miles west of Albertville, AL (from Albertville, AL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-southwest of Guntersville. Thick, humid air clings to the landscape, tempering the light at dusk into a deep, bruised violet that settles over the red-clay soil and the dense, green canopy of longleaf pine. The topography leans into the quietude of Hog Creek Hollow, where the land dips and catches the runoff from the higher ground, feeding the steady, slow movement of Hog Creek. Only a few miles away, the expansive waters of Guntersville Lake mirror the changing sky, providing a cool, reflective contrast to the heavy, sun-baked fields that stretch across the region.

Pleasant Grove maintains a character forged by the steady persistence of its inhabitants, who have long looked to the rhythm of the seasons and the local land for their livelihood. Beyond the quiet residential streets, the economy remains rooted in the character of the region, where the memory of earlier industries and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural life still dictate the flow of the day. A sense of solitude persists at Unknown Park, where the untamed growth offers a reprieve from the hum of modern transit. The legacy of Pleasant Grove is marked by these small, enduring details, from the way the afternoon sun hits the pine needles to the way the local life organizes itself around the natural boundaries of the hollows and the surrounding woodland.

About This Pleasant Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pleasant Grove, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.493969, -86.978145. 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 Pleasant Grove includes the ZIP code (35160, 35653, 35579), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Marshall County (Guntersville), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.