Taylor Alabama Map

About Taylor, Alabama

Taylor is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,262. The population density is 120.8 people per km². Taylor is located at 31.1688°N, 85.4758°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Taylor is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36036, 36301.

Taylor rises from the flat, iron-rich earth of the Wiregrass region, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of any distant peak. It lies 6.1 miles southwest of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 229°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-southwest of Cowarts. The landscape around Taylor is defined by a slow, deliberate flatness, punctuated by the thick, dark stands of longleaf pine that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon in their needles. Pinhook Creek winds through the low-lying terrain nearby, its waters dark and sluggish, carving a quiet path through the soil that feels as ancient as the red clay itself. In the center of the local geography, Taylor Park offers a modest clearing where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats, illuminating the dry grass and the stillness of a place that prefers the company of its own shadows to the rush of the outside world.

Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Taylor, with the surrounding fields once white with cotton and now yielding to the steady, rhythmic demands of modern farming. The history here is quiet, built on the persistence of those who worked the soil long before the paved roads traced their way across the plains. Eleven miles away, the surface of Open Pond reflects the vast, cloud-heavy sky, serving as a distant, silent anchor for the region. Life in Taylor moves with the heavy, humid weight of the inland air, a pace set not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the enduring character of a landscape that asks for little and offers a deep, grounded sense of belonging.

About This Taylor Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taylor, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.168811, -85.47579. 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 Taylor includes the ZIP code (36036, 36301), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Houston 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.