West Point Alabama Map

About West Point, Alabama

West Point is a locality in Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 584. The population density is 63.0 people per km². West Point is located at 34.2388°N, 86.9639°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. West Point is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36265, 35670, 35057.

West Point reveals itself through the quiet persistence of red-clay earth and the dense, vertical ambition of longleaf pines that catch the amber light of late afternoon. It lies 16.5 miles east of Hartselle, AL (from Hartselle, AL: bearing 88°T), and is situated 19.5 miles south of Huntsville. Deep inland, the horizon remains dominated by the distant silhouette of Dividing Ridge, a hazy blue spine that anchors the expansive, humid sky above the fields. Moisture clings to the air near Jordan Branch, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate weight through the bottomland hardwoods, carving a path toward the wider basin of Guyer Cove. The landscape here does not shout, but rather settles into a measured silence, save for the occasional rustle of leaves or the sharp, singular cry of a hawk circling above the canopy.

West Point maintains a steady, industrious character, its economy bound to the rhythm of the land and the modest commerce that keeps its thoroughfares alive. While the sprawl of State-owned Submerged Lands lies seven miles distant, the local life is defined more by the immediate, practical concerns of agriculture and the small-scale enterprise that has allowed the people here to endure. The presence of Wheeler Lake, a mere six miles away, tempers the heat of the summer months, providing a reservoir of stillness that reflects the changing colors of the seasons. Life in West Point proceeds with a patient gravity, honoring the slow passage of time and the simple, enduring labor that sustains the families who have made this patch of Alabama their own.

About This West Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of West Point, Alabama. Coordinates: 34.238761, -86.963925. 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 West Point includes the ZIP code (36265, 35670, 35057), telephone area code (256, 205), county seat of Morgan County (Decatur), and school district assignment (Cullman 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.