Providence Alabama Map

About Providence, Alabama

Providence is a locality in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 37.0 people per km². Providence is located at 32.3424°N, 87.7761°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Providence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35160, 36748, 35579.

Providence sits amidst a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate erosion of red clay and the quiet persistence of dense woodland. It lies 6.1 miles north-northeast of Talladega, AL (from Talladega, AL: bearing 27°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southeast of Lincoln. The terrain around Providence is dominated by the steep, wooded rise of Schoolhouse Mountain, which casts long, cooling shadows over the low-lying fields as the humid afternoon air settles. Only a mile away, the dark, rhythmic movement of Cheaha Creek cuts through the undergrowth, its banks lined with tangled hardwoods that hold the moisture of the soil long after the sun has retreated. Five miles to the east, the expansive surface of Logan Martin Lake reflects the vast, pale sky, acting as a basin for the runoff that gathers in the deep creases of the land.

Providence bears the weight of a quiet, agrarian inheritance, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the maintenance of the surrounding timberland. Generations have worked these iron-rich soils, leaving behind a legacy that is less about grand monuments and more about the endurance of small, family-held plots that stretch toward the horizon. Even as the modern world shifts, the pace of life in Providence is dictated by the turning seasons and the infrequent, dusty passage of trucks along the back roads. Four miles away, Mcmillan Park offers a singular point of public respite, a space where the stillness of the regional woodland is preserved and the frantic energy of the distant, busier corridors feels entirely absent.

About This Providence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Providence, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.342386, -87.776115. 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 Providence includes the ZIP code (35160, 36748, 35579), telephone area code (205, 334), county seat of Talladega County (Talladega), and school district assignment (Linden City 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.