Section Alabama Map

About Section, Alabama

Section is a locality in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 756. The population density is 63.8 people per km². Section is located at 34.5816°N, 85.9849°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Section is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35646, 35771.

Section unfolds across a high, flat plateau where the red clay earth meets a sky that seems to press closer to the horizon than elsewhere. It lies 7.0 miles south-southeast of Scottsboro, AL (from Scottsboro, AL: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.8 miles northwest of Rainsville. The landscape is defined by the sharp, sudden descent into the depths of Weatherley Hollow, where the shadows of longleaf pines stretch across the undergrowth long before the sun finishes its daily transit. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Guntersville Lake reflects the heavy, humid light of late afternoon, while the nearby State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world. At dusk, the air carries a faint, metallic scent of damp soil and ancient stone, marking the transition from the heat of the day to the cooling influence of the surrounding woodland.

Section maintains a steady, deliberate character, rooted in an economy that has long favored the patient labor of agriculture and the quiet persistence of local trade. The nearby flow of Weatherley Branch provides a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the land, an unassuming vein of water that has witnessed the slow transformation of the plateau from rugged wilderness into a place of settled, modest homes. Zion Hill stands six miles off as a silent, singular landmark, serving as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this interior expanse. Life here is measured not by the passage of distant events, but by the subtle shifts in the color of the fields and the way the seasons alter the density of the canopy, holding fast to a history that lingers in the quietude of its back roads and the enduring strength of its red-earthed foundation.

About This Section Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Section, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.581644, -85.984942. 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 Section includes the ZIP code (35646, 35771), telephone area code (256), county seat of Jackson County (Scottsboro), and school district assignment (Jackson 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.