Union Alabama Map

About Union, Alabama

Union is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Union is located at 34.1587°N, 86.2008°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35462.

Union rests in a broad, fertile valley, a place where the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains begin to soften their edges. It lies 14.9 miles north-west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 312°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Albertville. The land here is a rich, loamy red, the kind that clings to your boots after a spring rain, and it slopes gently toward the meandering Coosa River, its waters a murky, life-giving brown. Oak and hickory trees, their branches thick with moss, crowd the edges of cultivated fields, and the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening corn. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in the late afternoon, painting the dusty roads in stripes of gold and shadow, a quiet invitation to slow down. The history of Union is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the river that defines its eastern boundary. Settled in the early 19th century, its economy was built on agriculture, particularly cotton and corn, sustained by the generous climate and the labor that shaped the land. Later, the proximity to the Coosa brought opportunities for milling and river transport, leaving behind whispers of a more industrial past in the occasional rusted piece of machinery half-buried in the undergrowth. Today, the rhythm of Union is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, and the quiet hum of local businesses that serve the surrounding farms, a continuity that feels as solid as the red clay beneath your feet.

About This Union Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.158706, -86.200811. 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 Union and Etowah County.

Detailed location data for Union includes the ZIP code (36280), telephone area code (251, 256), county seat of Etowah County (Gadsden), and school district assignment (Greene 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 Union is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.