West Point, Alabama

About West Point

Set in the northern part of Alabama, West Point is a tiny community counting 654 people who proudly call it home.

West Point holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.86 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 169 residents per square mile.

📰 West Point News Today

• West Point Cadets get early look at Army Aviation’s future montgomeryadvertiser.com · Aug 14
• Schedule - West Point Warriors (Cullman, AL) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 27
• Kennedy Bowman Sports Illustrated · Aug 14
• Donald Allen Sapp - View Obituary & Service Information - Cullman-Heritage Funeral Home Cullman-Heritage Funeral Home · May 18
• West Point’s Anna Kate Taylor to compete for Miss Alabama title The Cullman Times · Jun 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes West Point Unique

• One of 13 places in the US named West Point — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crooked Creek Civil War Museum · Museum
• Clarkson Covered Bridge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in West Point

• West Point Intermediate School
• West Point Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of West Point

🏘️ Nearby Communities