Valley Head Alabama Map

About Valley Head, Alabama

Valley Head is a locality in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 577. The population density is 59.0 people per km². Valley Head is located at 34.5562°N, 85.6230°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Valley Head is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35989.

Valley Head spreads across a gentle expanse where the land holds the quiet weight of ancient, red-clay earth. It lies 10.5 miles northeast of Fort Payne, AL (from Fort Payne, AL: bearing 35°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Henagar. Big Wills Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, its slow current pulling moisture into the surrounding soil to nourish bottomland hardwood and longleaf pine. To the west, the modest silhouette of Little Mountain rises against the horizon, providing a steady anchor for the shifting light of long afternoons. Residents often gather at Valley Head Town Park, a space that serves as a quiet center for the community, while the rugged, shadowed depths of Polecat Hollow remain a few miles away, hinting at the wilder, uneven terrain that defines the outer reaches of the territory.

History in Valley Head resides in the quiet persistence of its people, who have long looked toward the land for sustenance in this inland corridor. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the small-scale commerce that sustains the residents, far removed from the rush of distant industrial centers. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the heavy, humid air that settles over the fields and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding groves. Though Guntersville Lake waits sixteen miles away, the identity of Valley Head is anchored firmly to the immediate grace of its own meadows and the persistent flow of its creek, creating a life defined by the simple, enduring textures of the inland South.

About This Valley Head Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Valley Head, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.556204, -85.623044. 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 Valley Head includes the ZIP code (35989), telephone area code (334, 205), county seat of DeKalb County (Fort Payne), and school district assignment (DeKalb 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.