White Plains Alabama Map

About White Plains, Alabama

White Plains is a locality in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 877. The population density is 26.5 people per km². White Plains is located at 33.7593°N, 85.6885°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 36862, 36207.

White Plains occupies a quiet expanse of inland territory where the earth is marked by the persistent, winding course of Wells Creek. It lies 17.5 miles northwest of Valley, AL (from Valley, AL: bearing 313°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of La Fayette. The landscape here is characterized by broad stretches of fertile soil and woodland, where the light at dusk settles in thick, golden layers over the fields, softening the sharp edges of the horizon. Though the terrain remains largely subdued, the distant outline of Swan Hill provides a solitary reference point against the sky, standing sixteen miles away as a silent sentinel over the countryside. The air retains a heavy, humid quality that encourages the growth of dense hardwoods, and the proximity of Wheeler Lake, only five miles distant, ensures that the water table remains a constant, quiet presence beneath the surface of the land.

White Plains reflects a history rooted in the slow, rhythmic labor of agriculture, where the legacy of the soil continues to define the local economy and the daily habits of its inhabitants. Many residents maintain a connection to the land through farming and trade, an industry that has evolved alongside the regional character without ever losing its fundamental tether to the seasons. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the influence of West Point Lake as a nearby recreational space offers a place for respite, drawing those who seek the stillness of the outdoors eight miles from the center of activity. Life in White Plains moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the memory of past generations is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring patterns of work and the deep, silent familiarity that neighbors hold for one another.

About This White Plains Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of White Plains, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.759312, -85.68847. 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 White Plains includes the ZIP code (36862, 36207), telephone area code (251, 334), county seat of Chambers County (LaFayette), and school district assignment (Calhoun 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.