Stockton Alabama Map

About Stockton, Alabama

Stockton is a locality in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 557. The population density is 23.0 people per km². Stockton is located at 31.0012°N, 87.8739°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36507, 36579.

Stockton emerges from the heavy, humid air of the inland forest as a landscape defined by the deliberate growth of longleaf pines and the intricate, tangled shadows of bottomland hardwoods. It lies 17.4 miles northeast of Saraland, AL (from Saraland, AL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-northwest of Bay Minette. The earth here carries a deep, iron-rich hue, where red-clay paths wind toward the quiet stillness of Briar Lake, a mile distant, and the murky, slow-moving currents of Aikin Creek. Light filters through the dense canopy in muted, golden shafts, catching the grey, trailing beards of Spanish moss that sway in the humid breath of the afternoon. Toward the horizon, the land holds its breath, waiting for the distant silhouette of Stony Hill to anchor the view, while nearby, the protected reaches of State-owned Submerged Lands preserve a wild, untamed solitude that feels entirely removed from the clamor of the modern world.

History in Stockton remains etched into the quiet architecture of the region, where the economy has long leaned on the timber and agricultural yields of the soil, producing pecans that ripen under the persistent sun. The Basin lies eight miles away, a reminder of the geologic shifts that shaped this interior expanse, while the pace of life maintains a singular, unhurried cadence, governed by the seasons rather than the clock. Residents move with a recognition of the land’s weight, honoring a past that is as complex as the root systems beneath their feet. In Stockton, the day concludes not with the announcement of a bell, but with the cooling of the red clay and the transition of the sky into a bruised, violet twilight that settles over the trees.

About This Stockton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stockton, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.001245, -87.873929. 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 Stockton includes the ZIP code (36507, 36579), telephone area code (251), county seat of Baldwin County (Bay Minette), and school district assignment (Baldwin 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.