Sweet Water Alabama Map

About Sweet Water, Alabama

Sweet Water is a locality in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 25.8 people per km². Sweet Water is located at 32.0974°N, 87.8675°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36782.

Sweet Water slumbers in the rolling hills of Marengo County, a landscape painted in the muted greens of pine and the earthy browns of fertile soil. It lies 52.2 miles east-south-east of Meridian, MS (from Meridian, MS: bearing 110°T), and is situated 14.9 miles north-north-west of Thomasville. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries a humid warmth, thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas. Drainage ditches, their edges softened by encroaching grasses, snake through the terrain, hinting at the slow, deliberate flow of water that gives the place its name, a gentle reminder of the creek that whispers through the surrounding woodlands. The sky above, vast and often a pale, washed-out blue, offers a sense of quiet spaciousness, broken only by the occasional flight of a hawk circling lazily on unseen currents. The history of Sweet Water is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet perseverance of its people and the enduring rhythm of its agricultural roots. For generations, the fertile land has yielded its bounty, supporting a local economy that has long leaned on the cultivation of cotton and timber, industries that shaped the very character of the settlement. While the echoes of steamboats on the Tombigbee River, a vital artery in its early days, have faded, the spirit of resourceful enterprise remains, a subtle undercurrent in the daily lives of its residents. Sweet Water, though small, holds within its quiet embrace the stories of those who tilled the soil and shaped the forests, a testament to the enduring appeal of a life lived in close communion with the land.

About This Sweet Water Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Sweet Water, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Sweet Water and Marengo County.

Detailed location data for Sweet Water includes the ZIP code (36782), telephone area code (321), county seat of Marengo County (Linden), and school district assignment (Marengo 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 Sweet Water is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.