Pleasant Grove Alabama Map

About Pleasant Grove, Alabama

Pleasant Grove is a locality in Talladega 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 anchors itself firmly upon the red-clay earth, where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples over the dense thickets of hardwoods. It lies 6.5 miles north-northwest of Talladega, AL (from Talladega, AL: bearing 337°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-southeast of Pell City. Clear Creek carves a quiet, persistent path just one mile from the residential blocks, its waters feeding the moisture that keeps the undergrowth lush even when the summer heat turns the fields brittle. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Norman Mountain defines the horizon, a constant reminder of the geological weight that holds this land in place. Two miles away, the expansive surface of Logan Martin Lake reflects the heavy, humid sky, while nearby tracts of State-owned Submerged Lands provide a sanctuary for the quiet, creeping life that persists in the damp shade.

Pleasant Grove carries the quiet dignity of a place built by hands that understood the stubborn temper of the soil. While the local economy has shifted away from the agrarian rhythms of earlier generations, the memory of those labor-intensive days remains etched in the stoic architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of the streets. The proximity to the sprawling expanse of the Talladega National Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed timberland that once dictated the lives of the early settlers. Even as life modernizes, there is a lingering reverence for the solitude found in the deeper woods and the cooling shade of the hollows, such as the quiet reaches of Rocky Hollow, which remain largely untouched by the hum of the passing highway.

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 Talladega County (Talladega), 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.