White Plains Alabama Map

About White Plains, Alabama

White Plains is a locality in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 919. The population density is 27.0 people per km². White Plains is located at 33.7473°N, 85.6891°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36207.

White Plains unfurls across rolling terrain where the deep green of Georgia pines begins to yield to the gentler hues of Alabama farmland. It lies 10.2 miles north-east of Anniston, AL (from Anniston, AL: bearing 54°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-east of Jacksonville. The landscape here is a study in subtle elevation changes, with gentle rises and dips that guide the eye across fields of ripening corn and past weathered barns that stand like stoic sentinels. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across this patchwork quilt of agriculture, catching on the dew-kissed leaves of oak trees and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the humid air. The very air itself seems to carry the scent of turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a quiet symphony of the rural South. The story of White Plains is rooted in the agricultural bounty of Calhoun County, a heritage that still defines its character. Generations have worked this land, coaxing life from its soil, and the echoes of that labor are visible in the enduring farmsteads and the quiet resilience of its people. While no single grand monument marks its history, the collective memory of its founding families and the enduring spirit of self-sufficiency are its true landmarks. The local economy, once deeply tied to cotton and timber, now sees a diversification that includes small businesses and a continued reliance on the fertile ground, a testament to the adaptability that has seen White Plains through changing times, its heart beating with the steady, unhurried pulse of the countryside.

About This White Plains Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Plains, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.747325, -85.689129. 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 White Plains and Calhoun County.

Detailed location data for White Plains includes the ZIP code (36862), telephone area code (251, 334), county seat of Calhoun County (Anniston), and school district assignment (Calhoun 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 White Plains is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.