Wilton Alabama Map

About Wilton, Alabama

Wilton is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 804. The population density is 278.6 people per km². Wilton is located at 33.0787°N, 86.8817°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35115.

Wilton, Alabama, lies in a gentle fold of Shelby County's rolling terrain, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 12.0 miles south-south-west of Alabaster, AL (from Alabaster, AL: bearing 198°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of Calera. The air here often carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, a subtle fragrance that mingles with the richer, loamy smell of cultivated fields. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling a soft conversation with the breeze. The sky above Wilton can be a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly at dusk, when the light softens and paints the western horizon in hues of peach and lavender, casting long, dancing shadows across the fields and roads. Wilton's history is tied to the fertile soil and the industry that once pulsed through its veins. Though its past is marked by the echoes of coal mining that shaped much of this region, the land has since reclaimed much of that industrial footprint, allowing agriculture to once again assert its gentle dominion. Farmers here cultivate a variety of crops, their livelihoods still tethered to the seasons and the generous, if sometimes temperamental, Alabama weather. Life in Wilton moves at a pace that allows for neighborly greetings and the quiet observation of the world unfolding, a steady rhythm punctuated by the occasional rumble of a passing truck or the distant call of a bird.

About This Wilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilton, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.078731, -86.881656. 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 Wilton and Shelby County.

Detailed location data for Wilton includes the ZIP code (35115), telephone area code (205, 256), county seat of Shelby County (Columbiana), and school district assignment (Shelby 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 Wilton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.