Rock Creek Alabama Map

About Rock Creek, Alabama

Rock Creek is a locality in Escambia 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 emerges from the dense, tangled embrace of longleaf pine stands that define the verdant expanse of the Conecuh National Forest. It lies 21.7 miles northwest of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 322°T), and is situated 17.6 miles east-southeast of Brewton. The earth here is a deep, persistent red clay, clinging to the roots of hardwoods that shadow the winding path of Barney Creek as it carves a slow, deliberate course through the loam only a mile away. Five miles to the north, the rugged, weathered crown of Sandstone Hill rises above the canopy, a silent sentinel over the humid, heavy air that settles into the hollows at dusk. Light filters through the overhead boughs with a filtered, amber quality, turning the late afternoon into a slow-moving study of shadow and golden fiber.

Rock Creek bears the quiet weight of a landscape shaped by generations of labor tied to the timber and the soil, where the rhythm of existence follows the steady growth of the surrounding woodlands. While Bear Bay lies eleven miles distant, the local character remains firmly rooted in the inland terrestrial expanse, far from any distant, encroaching tide. The economy, once tethered to the harvest of the pines, now persists in a quieter key, echoing the industrious pulse of those who work the land and the forest floor. In the stillness of the afternoon, one might hear the distant, rhythmic hum of progress that defines the region, a sound as constant and unpretentious as the growth of the trees themselves.

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 Escambia County (Brewton), 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.