Sulligent Alabama Map

About Sulligent, Alabama

Sulligent is a locality in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,627. The population density is 71.0 people per km². Sulligent is located at 33.9018°N, 88.1345°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35586.

Sulligent unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the rich, red earth of Lamar County yields to open fields and stands of pine and oak. It lies 40.8 miles south-east of Tupelo, MS (from Tupelo, MS: bearing 127°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-south-west of Hamilton. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer afternoons, carries the sweet, earthy scent of sun-baked soil and the distant murmur of cicadas. This is a place where the horizon is often a soft, hazy line, meeting the sky in a gentle curve, and the occasional weathered barn or solitary farmhouse punctuates the verdant expanse. Even the quietest moments seem to hold a deep resonance, a sense of patient waiting as the slow, deliberate days pass under a wide, ever-changing Alabama sky. The roots of Sulligent are firmly planted in the agricultural heritage of the region, a legacy still visible in the surrounding farmland where cotton and soybeans once dominated, and now, increasingly, in diversified crops. The town itself, a quiet hub for its scattered neighbors, bears the marks of its past, with a Main Street that whispers stories of a time when commerce flowed a little differently. Its economy, once more reliant on agriculture and local timber, has adapted, finding new veins of opportunity while retaining a core of resilient, small-town spirit. The very character of Sulligent is shaped by this enduring connection to the land and the steady, unhurried rhythm of life that defines rural Alabama.

About This Sulligent Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sulligent, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.901774, -88.134478. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sulligent and Lamar County.

Detailed location data for Sulligent includes the ZIP code (35586), telephone area code (205), county seat of Lamar County (Vernon), and school district assignment (Lamar County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sulligent is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.