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Alabama maps: printable and free

5 free maps of Alabama: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.

PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

1. Alabama blank outline map

The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.

Blank outline map of Alabama with no labels: about 209 miles wide and 331 miles tall, on a letter-size page.View full size
Blank outline map of Alabama with no labels: about 209 miles wide and 331 miles tall, on a letter-size page.
PNG (2,246 × 3,205, 53 KB)PDF, US Letter (14 KB)PDF, A4 (14 KB)

2. Alabama county map

All 67 counties, outlined without names.

Map of Alabama showing the borders of its 67 counties, without names.View full size
Map of Alabama showing the borders of its 67 counties, without names.
PNG (2,246 × 3,205, 122 KB)PDF, US Letter (60 KB)PDF, A4 (62 KB)

3. Alabama labeled county map

The same 67 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.

Map of Alabama's 67 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Baldwin County, the largest by land area.View full size
Map of Alabama's 67 counties with each name printed inside its border, including Baldwin County, the largest by land area.
PNG (2,246 × 3,205, 171 KB)PDF, US Letter (66 KB)PDF, A4 (68 KB)

4. Alabama map with major cities

23 cities, chosen by 2024 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. The capital is marked with a star.

Map of Alabama with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Montgomery (capital), Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham.View full size
Map of Alabama with 23 major cities marked and labeled, including Montgomery (capital), Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham.
PNG (2,246 × 3,205, 165 KB)PDF, US Letter (69 KB)PDF, A4 (72 KB)

5. Alabama elevation map

USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.

Shaded-relief elevation map of Alabama, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Cheaha Mountain (2,407 ft, highest) and Montgomery, with a legend in feet and meters.View full size
Shaded-relief elevation map of Alabama, colored from green lowlands to brown and white high ground, marking Cheaha Mountain (2,407 ft, highest) and Montgomery, with a legend in feet and meters.
PNG (2,246 × 3,205, 2.3 MB)PDF, US Letter (862 KB)PDF, A4 (967 KB)

Alabama: shape, counties and terrain

Alabama spans about 209 miles from east to west and 331 miles from north to south, with 50,651 square miles of land. Its outline is fairly compact: the state fills 75% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 5 separate land areas, only one of them larger than 100 square miles.

Alabama has 67 counties. The largest by land area is Baldwin County (1,590 sq mi) and the smallest is Etowah County (535 sq mi). The capital, Montgomery, sits at 238 ft downtown (USGS).

Elevation runs from sea level along the Gulf of Mexico to 2,407 ft (734 m) at Cheaha Mountain in Cleburne County, a range of 2,407 ft. The sampled average is about 465 ft.

On the relief map's elevation grid, 1% of the state lies below 0 ft, 92% between 0 and 1,000 ft and 7% between 1,000 and 2,000 ft and under 1% above 2,000 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 176 ft, the central third 393 ft and the northern third 792 ft, so the land is highest in the northern third and lowest in the southern third.

More figures, with sources: Alabama elevation: highest, lowest and average points.

How teachers and students can use these maps

  • Blank map: label Montgomery, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
  • County map: find your own county among the 67. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
  • Cities map: Montgomery to Florence is about 187 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
  • Elevation map: find Cheaha Mountain (2,407 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 2,407 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
  • Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.

License: free to use

These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.

The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.

Sources

How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.

Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Alabama elevation

Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made

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