Slocomb Alabama Map

About Slocomb, Alabama

Slocomb is a locality in Geneva County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,082. The population density is 84.7 people per km². Slocomb is located at 31.1082°N, 85.5944°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Slocomb is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36375.

Slocomb occupies a quiet expanse of fertile earth where the low-hanging sun catches the deep, rusted iron of the soil after a summer rain. It lies 14.4 miles west-southwest of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 237°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Taylor. Hatband Creek winds its way through the landscape, a steady, dark ribbon that marks the moisture-heavy bottomlands where longleaf pines stand in solemn, needle-strewn clusters. The air here holds a thick, vegetative warmth, clinging to the skin with the weight of inland humidity that settles over the fields long before the shadows lengthen. To the north, the distant rise of Balcom Hill breaks the horizon, a muted silhouette against the pale, expansive sky, while the quietude of Posey Hollow offers a slight, verdant dip in the terrain seven miles away. The light at dusk turns the dusty roads into ribbons of copper, illuminating the slow, deliberate movement of the wind through the swaying grasses.

Slocomb carries the enduring character of a place built upon the patient labor of the harvest, where the rhythms of the agricultural season dictate the pulse of the day. The local economy remains tethered to these fields, a legacy of pecan groves and crop rows that have defined the livelihood of the residents for generations. Beyond the town limits, the landscape offers space for reflection, whether at the quiet edges of Open Pond or through the wooded trails of Taylor Park. Life in Slocomb moves with the steady, unforced cadence of a pendulum, valuing the continuity of tradition and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of a working landscape. The community maintains a distinct connection to the land, finding a quiet, persistent beauty in the seasonal turning of the crops and the enduring presence of the creek that has watched over the development of the region since its earliest days.

About This Slocomb Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Slocomb, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.108234, -85.594378. 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 Slocomb includes the ZIP code (36375), telephone area code (334), county seat of Geneva County (Geneva), and school district assignment (Geneva 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.