Union Alabama Map

About Union, Alabama

Union is a locality in Henry 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 remains defined by the slow, deliberate accumulation of red clay and the quiet persistence of longleaf pine that shadows its perimeter. It lies 23.7 miles north-northeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 30°T), and is situated 5.0 miles southeast of Abbeville. The landscape here is characterized by an inland stillness, where the humidity clings to the heavy leaves of bottomland hardwood and the horizon is shaped by the subtle rise of River Hill some nine miles distant. Abbie Creek flows with a muted, steady purpose only a mile away, carving a narrow path through the earth that has long dictated the layout of the surrounding fields. When the light leans low in the late afternoon, the air takes on a thick, golden quality, illuminating the fine dust that rises from the back roads and settles over the fields like a veil.

Union preserves a deliberate pace, rooted in an agrarian history where the labor of the soil once dictated every hour of the calendar. The local economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the land, with the seasonal rhythm of pecan harvests marking the passage of time more reliably than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the George W. Andrews Recreation Area offers a space where the wilder edges of the terrain remain undisturbed, providing a quiet corridor for local wildlife near the waters of the Walter F. George Reservoir. Life in Union is marked by a profound sense of continuity, where the collective memory of the populace is tied to the enduring strength of the landscape and the simple, unadorned beauty of the Alabama interior.

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 Henry County (Abbeville), 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.