Wilsonville Alabama Map

About Wilsonville, Alabama

Wilsonville is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,857. The population density is 67.4 people per km². Wilsonville is located at 33.2408°N, 86.4911°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilsonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 35186.

Wilsonville holds a quiet prominence where the terrestrial expanse meets the slow, deliberate pulse of inland waters. It lies 11.2 miles southeast of Chelsea, AL (from Chelsea, AL: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-northeast of Columbiana. The landscape surrounding Wilsonville is defined by the deep, russet tones of red-clay soil and the persistent shadow of the Katala Hills rising in the distance, their silhouettes marking the horizon with a jagged, ancient grace. Within the immediate periphery, the Coosa River carves a path through the earth, its current often still and reflective under the heavy, humid air that carries the scent of damp loam and longleaf pine. Oak Meadow Park provides a tether to this geography, offering a space where the transition from dense woodland to open terrain is marked by the shifting light of afternoon, which turns the grass to a pale, burnished gold before the day retreats.

History in this region is measured by the steady influence of the river and the labor drawn from the fertile bottomlands that have sustained local life for generations. While Lay Lake provides a vast, serene presence only a mile away, the economy remains rooted in the industrious character of a place that values the slow accumulation of craft and the cultivation of the land. The presence of Weogufka State Forest, though distant, exerts a silent pressure on the climate, tempering the heat and ensuring that the air remains thick with the respiration of hardwoods. Life in Wilsonville moves according to the rhythms of the seasons, where the cycles of growth and harvest dictate the pace of the day, leaving an impression of permanence that persists long after the sun has slipped behind the western ridges.

About This Wilsonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilsonville, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.240752, -86.491105. 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 Wilsonville includes the ZIP code (35186), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Shelby County (Columbiana), and school district assignment (Shelby 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.