Theodore Alabama Map

About Theodore, Alabama

Theodore is a locality in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,270. The population density is 303.3 people per km². Theodore is located at 30.5387°N, 88.1876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36582, 36590.

Theodore rests upon a landscape defined by the persistent, winding passage of Muddy Creek, which carves its way through the moisture-heavy earth of the southern Alabama lowlands. It lies 2.9 miles south of Tillmans Corner, AL (from Tillmans Corner, AL: bearing 185°T), and is situated 12.8 miles southwest of Mobile. The air here carries a perennial dampness, a heavy humidity that encourages the longleaf pine and bottomland hardwoods to stretch toward the sun, casting long, shifting shadows across the red-clay back roads. To the south, the terrain yields to the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, infusing the atmosphere with a faint, saline breath that tempers the heat of the afternoon. At the edge of the local woodlands, the quiet greenery of Theodore Park offers a sanctuary of native flora, while the distant, low-lying form of Hollingers Island remains a silent sentinel toward the encroaching tide.

Theodore maintains a pace of life dictated by the seasonal cycles of the soil, long celebrated for the cultivation of pecans and peaches that have sustained the regional economy for generations. While the influence of larger industrial currents hums in the distance, the local character remains firmly rooted in its history as a place of agricultural patience and steady, quiet labor. Residents often look toward the expansive waters of Big Creek Lake when seeking the stillness of inland horizons, a contrast to the salt-marsh rhythms that define the broader geography of the coast. Life in Theodore persists with a grounded, unpretentious clarity, where the fading light of dusk settles over the fields in shades of soft amber, marking the end of another day in a region shaped by the slow, deliberate work of the earth.

About This Theodore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Theodore, Alabama. Coordinates: 30.538686, -88.187573. 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 Theodore includes the ZIP code (36582, 36590), telephone area code (251), county seat of Mobile County (Mobile), and school district assignment (Mobile 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.