Union Alabama Map

About Union, Alabama

Union is a locality in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. Union is located at 33.4196°N, 85.4880°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35462.

Union lies in a landscape of rolling Piedmont foothills, where the earth rises and falls like a slumbering giant. It lies 25.8 miles south-east of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 130°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north of Wedowee. Red clay, rich and fertile, forms the bedrock, often peeking through the emerald embrace of mature pine and oak forests. Scattered pastures, checkerboarded by weathered fences, offer glimpses of grazing cattle, their forms softened by the hazy Alabama air. Creeks, ribbon-like and often choked with fallen leaves, wind their way through the terrain, their murmur a constant, quiet song. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, casts a honeyed glow, lending a dreamlike quality to the scene, as if the very air has been infused with sunlight. The history of Union is tied to the land and the labor it has yielded. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with cotton and corn once dominating the fields, their cultivation shaping the very contours of the hills. The echoes of that past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring spirit of its people. While the economic landscape has shifted, a quiet resilience persists, with small businesses and family farms continuing to sustain the community. There are no grand monuments here, but the enduring presence of ancestral homes, stoic against the elements, serves as a silent testament to the generations who have called Union home.

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: 33.419557, -85.488009. 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 Randolph County.

Detailed location data for Union includes the ZIP code (36280), telephone area code (251, 256), county seat of Randolph County (Wedowee), 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.