Rock Creek Alabama Map

About Rock Creek, Alabama

Rock Creek is a locality in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,471. The population density is 188.3 people per km². Rock Creek is located at 33.4772°N, 87.0812°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36483, 35653, 35553.

Rock Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the red clay foundations of the Alabama landscape, defining the quiet topography of the surrounding woods. It lies 12.3 miles west-northwest of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 300°T), and is situated 19.5 miles southwest of Florence. The moisture-heavy air clings to the dense thickets of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood that crowd the banks of the waterway, where the light at dusk turns a bruised, heavy gold against the damp earth. A few miles to the west, the elevated silhouettes of Fielder Ridge break the horizon, casting long shadows over the low-lying reaches of White Hollow. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain gives way to the expansive, quiet waters of Cedar Creek Reservoir, which holds the stillness of the afternoon in its dark, glassy surface.

Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area provides a vast, unpopulated buffer of forest where the silence is interrupted only by the rustle of deer or the sudden flight of birds through the canopy. Rock Creek remains the silent witness to an economy built upon the stubborn resilience of the soil and the legacy of agricultural cycles that have persisted through generations. The pace of life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, far from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, favoring the steady work of timber and local trade. People navigate the narrow roads with an intimate knowledge of the land’s contours, mindful of a history that lingers in the quiet corners of the woods and the slow, rhythmic turning of the year.

About This Rock Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rock Creek, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.477227, -87.081249. 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 Rock Creek includes the ZIP code (36483, 35653, 35553), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Colbert County (Tuscumbia), 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.