Walnut Grove Alabama Map

About Walnut Grove, Alabama

Walnut Grove is a locality in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Walnut Grove is located at 33.4565°N, 86.9228°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35952.

Walnut Grove rests in a hollow where the land begins to rise, a place defined by the gentle, rolling hills of Jefferson County. It lies 4.2 miles north-north-east of Bessemer, AL (from Bessemer, AL: bearing 26°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Birmingham. Here, the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that deepens with the shadows as dusk settles, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading amber. The landscape is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their dark green depths punctuated by the sun-bleached skeletons of fallen trees, and open fields, some still yielding the stubborn bounty of the soil. A network of small creeks, their waters the color of weak tea, winds through the terrain, their quiet murmur a constant companion to the rustle of leaves and the occasional call of a distant crow. The character of Walnut Grove is one of quiet endurance, a place that seems to have absorbed the slow, patient rhythm of the surrounding natural world. This corner of Alabama holds echoes of a past tied to the earth and the timber that once cloaked these hills. Before the paved roads and the hum of modern life, Walnut Grove was a waypoint, a place for those traversing the developing frontier. The local economy, while diversified now, still bears the imprint of its agricultural roots; fields of corn and hay speak to a continued connection to the land, alongside smaller ventures and the steady pulse of nearby industrial centers. The clarity of the water in the local streams, a testament to the relatively undisturbed watershed, offers a subtle beauty, a reminder of the natural resources that have shaped this locality. Walnut Grove, though not a place of grand pronouncements, possesses a distinctiveness born from its geography and the quiet persistence of its people.

About This Walnut Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walnut Grove, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.456497, -86.92277. 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 Walnut Grove and Jefferson County.

Detailed location data for Walnut Grove includes the ZIP code (35064), telephone area code (256, 334, 205), county seat of Jefferson County (Birmingham), and school district assignment (Etowah 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 Walnut Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.