Sumiton Alabama Map

About Sumiton, Alabama

Sumiton is a locality in Walker County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,444. The population density is 181.5 people per km². Sumiton is located at 33.7557°N, 87.0500°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sumiton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35148, 35062.

Sumiton emerges from the red-clay earth as a landscape of quiet, persistent transition where the land rises into the modest elevation of Turkey Hill. It lies 14.1 miles east-southeast of Jasper, AL (from Jasper, AL: bearing 112°T), and is situated 3.0 miles northeast of Dora. Pinhook Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-country sluggishness that reflects the heavy, humid air of the Alabama interior. To the west, the topography dips into the cool, shadowed basin of Tucker Hollow, while the surface of Williams Lake mirrors the shifting colors of a late afternoon sky. The surrounding woods are marked by the stubborn resilience of longleaf pine, standing in dark, vertical lines that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the horizon.

Sumiton maintains a character defined by the legacy of the coal industry, which once dictated the rhythm of daily life and shaped the local economy. Though the heavy machinery of the past has largely fallen silent, the traces of this labor remain in the weathered facades and the enduring, pragmatic spirit of the people. Residents move through their routines with a familiarity built over generations, often passing by the quiet expanse of Unknown Park where the grass grows thick and unmanicured. The proximity to the United States Reservation - Flat Top Experimental Forest provides a sense of vast, untamed space, grounding the locality in a tradition of land management and forestry that continues to influence the quiet, steady pace of existence here.

About This Sumiton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sumiton, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.755661, -87.049999. 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 Sumiton includes the ZIP code (35148, 35062), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Walker County (Jasper), and school district assignment (Walker 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.