Sylacauga Alabama Map

About Sylacauga, Alabama

Sylacauga is a locality in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of 12,309. The population density is 236.2 people per km². Sylacauga is located at 33.1732°N, 86.2516°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35151.

Sylacauga rises from the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the air carries the sweet, earthy scent of red clay and pine. It lies 33.0 miles east of Alabaster, AL (from Alabaster, AL: bearing 98°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Childersburg. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of verdant hills, their slopes softened by a mosaic of mature hardwood forests and scattered fields where cotton and corn once held sway, now more often given over to pastures dotted with grazing cattle. Sunlight, even on a cloudy day, seems to possess a certain weight, casting a warm, diffused glow that clings to the rounded contours of the terrain. The Coosa River, a broad, languid ribbon, flows not far off, its presence a constant, murmuring undercurrent to the quiet hum of life in Sylacauga, a place where the horizon feels both vast and intimately close. The story of Sylacauga is deeply entwined with the earth beneath its feet, particularly the rich veins of marble that have shaped its economy and identity for generations. This "Marble City," as it is fondly known, became renowned for its pristine white marble, a material that has graced buildings and monuments across the nation, its extraction and processing a cornerstone of local industry. Before the marble, however, the land was tilled by those seeking sustenance, and the echoes of that agricultural past still linger in the broad-shouldered barns and the lingering scent of turned soil after a spring rain. Today, while industry continues to evolve, the bedrock of Sylacauga remains its resilient spirit and the enduring legacy of its distinctive geological gift, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between people and the land they inhabit.

About This Sylacauga Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sylacauga, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.173172, -86.251641. 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 Sylacauga and Talladega County.

Detailed location data for Sylacauga includes the ZIP code (35150), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Talladega County (Talladega), and school district assignment (Sylacauga City 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 Sylacauga is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.