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 587. The population density is 236.8 people per km². Wilton is located at 33.0787°N, 86.8817°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35115, 35187.

Wilton occupies a quiet expanse of Alabama where the Little Cahaba River draws a slow, serpentine line through the verdant landscape. It lies 7.6 miles west-southwest of Calera, AL (from Calera, AL: bearing 257°T), and is situated 1.8 miles southwest of Montevallo. The earth here is composed of thick, heavy red clay that holds the heat of the afternoon sun, grounding the longleaf pines and bottomland hardwoods in an ancient, iron-rich soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Soap Hill, while the nearby expanse of Unknown Park offers a sanctuary of tangled growth and quietude. Four miles to the west, the quiet depression of Dry Valley gathers the morning mist, creating a landscape that feels suspended in the stillness of the inland plains, far removed from the clamor of any distant coast.

Wilton carries the weight of a legacy shaped by the cycles of resource and industry that have long defined this portion of the state. The economy has historically turned on the rhythm of the land and the extraction of its mineral wealth, leaving behind a quiet resilience that persists in the architecture and the slow pace of daily life. Residents often look toward the nearby waters of Brantley Lake for respite, finding a familiar solace in the reflection of the clouds upon its surface. The character of Wilton remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, where the harvest of peaches and pecans marks the passage of time more accurately than any clock, and the humid, heavy air of the South settles over the red-clay back roads with a persistence that invites a slower, more deliberate way of being.

About This Wilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilton, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.078731, -86.881656. 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 Wilton includes the ZIP code (35115, 35187), 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.