Spruce Pine Alabama Map

About Spruce Pine, Alabama

Spruce Pine is a locality in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 89.5 people per km². Spruce Pine is located at 34.3920°N, 87.7264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35585.

Spruce Pine emerges from the red-clay landscape where the Spring Cliff Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the dense, humid woodland. It lies 8.0 miles south of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 179°T), and is situated 12.9 miles north-northwest of Haleyville. The terrain here is defined by a slow, rhythmic elevation, with the distant silhouette of Chestnut Ridge marking the horizon like a serrated spine against the pale Alabama sky. Three miles to the west, Smith Hollow catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, funneling shadows into its deep, timbered basin. The air remains heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a stillness that seems to amplify the occasional call of a hawk circling above the canopy. Five miles away, the surface of Upper Bear Creek Reservoir remains largely undisturbed, its waters reflecting the shifting clouds in a mirror of muted blues and grays.

Spruce Pine remains tethered to the industrious spirit of its regional roots, where the economy has long been shaped by the stubborn, enduring labor of those who work the land and the surrounding mills. The rhythm of daily life is measured by the passage of sun over the timber tracts and the distant, mechanical hum of regional industry that keeps the pulse of the community steady. Residents often find respite in the quiet trails of John Blackwell Park, a space where the undergrowth of longleaf pine offers a reprieve from the heat. On weekends, some travel toward the gentle descent of Quarter Creek Falls to witness the water spilling over ancient rock, a reminder of the slow, geologic patience that governs this corner of the state. It is a place that values the weight of its own history, moving forward with the quiet, deliberate pace of a season turning from summer into fall.

About This Spruce Pine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spruce Pine, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.39204, -87.726419. 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 Spruce Pine includes the ZIP code (35585), telephone area code (205), county seat of Franklin County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Franklin 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.