Woodland Alabama Map

About Woodland, Alabama

Woodland is a locality in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 54.8 people per km². Woodland is located at 33.3756°N, 85.3974°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 35633, 36866, 36280.

Woodland occupies a quiet expanse of land where the persistent, winding course of Sinking Creek carves a narrow, humid path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 8.8 miles west of Muscle Shoals, AL (from Muscle Shoals, AL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-southwest of Florence. The earth here is defined by a deep, iron-rich red clay that clings to the tires of trucks and the boots of those who work the soil, grounding the landscape in a singular, vibrant hue. To the northwest, the distant, hazy silhouette of Summer House Mountain rises against the sky, serving as a silent sentinel over the fields. Woodland rests firmly within the protected boundaries of the Seven-mile Island Wildlife Management Area, where the air hangs thick and heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp, decaying wood. As the sun begins to wane, the light filters through the canopy in long, amber shafts, illuminating the quiet, unyielding patience of the underbrush.

History in Woodland is not recorded in grand monuments but in the steady endurance of those who have farmed this land for generations, carving a living from the stubborn, fertile basin of Red Rock Valley. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons, characterized by the careful tending of crops and the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural trade that has defined the character of the inhabitants for as long as the soil has been turned. While Pickwick Lake sits as a vast, shimmering presence nearby, life here is more often dictated by the smaller, immediate needs of the land and the maintenance of the rural infrastructure. The cultural identity of Woodland is quiet, shaped by a shared understanding of the heat and the hard work required to thrive in a place so deeply connected to the natural cycles of the inland forest.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, Alabama. Coordinates: 33.375627, -85.397439. 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 Woodland includes the ZIP code (35633, 36866, 36280), telephone area code (251, 334), county seat of Lauderdale County (Florence), and school district assignment (Randolph 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.