Union Alabama Map

About Union, Alabama

Union is a locality in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 84.7 people per km². Union is located at 32.9938°N, 87.9072°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36280, 36279, 36853.

Union occupies a quiet expanse of red-clay earth where the persistent, narrow channel of Boiler Branch carves its path through the landscape. It lies 12.6 miles southeast of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 136°T), and is situated 10.8 miles north-northeast of Haleyville. The horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of Chestnut Ridge, while the nearby William B. Bankhead National Forest provides a dense, verdant backdrop to the fields. Moisture hangs heavy in the stagnant summer air, thickening the light until the afternoon sun turns the atmosphere into a translucent amber. Just two miles away, the surface of Sand Pit New Hope Church Lake remains glassy and still, reflecting the expansive sky above a terrain that shifts from low-lying basin to elevated ground. Within three miles, the earth drops into the cool, shadowed depths of Dubois Hollow, where the air cools significantly and the scent of damp loam rises to meet the traveler.

Union functions as a modest center of inland commerce, rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the quiet persistence of its residents. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding woodlands and fertile soil, maintaining a pace that honors the long-standing traditions of the region. History lingers here in the quietude of the back roads, where memories of the past inform the present social fabric without demanding notice. Occasionally, the sound of water rushing over stone at Butler Falls, five miles distant, serves as a natural metronome for the quietude of the surrounding woods. Life in Union unfolds with an unforced gravity, emphasizing a singular connection to the land that remains indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond these hills.

About This Union Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.99381, -87.907179. 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 Union includes the ZIP code (36280, 36279, 36853), telephone area code (251, 256), county seat of Franklin County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Greene 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.