Sterrett Alabama Map

About Sterrett, Alabama

Sterrett is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 706. The population density is 11.9 people per km². Sterrett is located at 33.4422°N, 86.4610°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35147.

Sterrett maintains an unassuming presence amidst the dense, tangled woodlands of Alabama, where the light filters through a canopy of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood to dapple the deep red clay of the ground. It lies 7.8 miles south-southeast of Leeds, AL (from Leeds, AL: bearing 152°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Moody. The land here holds a quiet, heavy humidity, shifting slowly toward the cooling influence of Hurricane Creek, which winds its way through the landscape just a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate thickets, the terrain rises into the distant, hazy silhouette of Red Mountain, marking the horizon with a jagged permanence that anchors the view. Sterrett Park offers a modest, verdant space for the rhythm of daily life to unfold, serving as a quiet witness to the stillness that gathers in the shadows of the trees as the afternoon sun begins to wane.

History in Sterrett remains quiet, etched into the legacy of rural industry and the steady, unhurried pace of life that defines the surrounding agricultural corridors. Economic activity here has long been tied to the earth, drawing from the soil that once fed the region’s growth and the small-scale commerce that keeps the local character intact. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Lay Lake or the quiet drainage of Roaring Hollow for a sense of perspective, finding in the landscape a continuity that transcends the passage of time. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of the seasons, honoring a tradition of independence that persists even as the modern world edges closer to the tree line.

About This Sterrett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sterrett, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.442198, -86.461045. 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 Sterrett includes the ZIP code (35147), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Shelby County (Columbiana), and school district assignment (Shelby 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.