Pine Level, Alabama
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Marbury census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36022. The Survey maps it on the Deatsville quadrangle. 4,885 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 574 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresPine Level grew from 4,183 to 4,885 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,183 | |
| 2020 | 4,885 | +702 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Wetumpka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Elmore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Elmore SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Deatsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
295 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 295 fires within 5 miles of Pine Level between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,009 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 48 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 48 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Level in 22 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Pine Level | $40,000 | The tornado first touched down near Huckleberry Lane just north of SR 82 where a trailer home was destroyed. The tornado moved northeast and produced damage on Olmstead Drive just off CR 63, overturning a travel trailer, destroying a shed, and knocking over a flag pole. On CR 40, several homes and mobile homes were damaged. One trailer had its roof torn off and another was rolled over. The tornado next caused damage on CR 57 in Poseys Crossroads. One vacant trailer was destroyed and a second received major damage. Additional damage occurred on CR 62 and CR 59, where a shed was destroyed and a home had roof damage. The tornado dissipated just before reaching Interstate 65. Beg: 32 32.914/86 37.225 End: 32 38.652/86 29.882 |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Level | $39,800 | A tornado touched down 1.5 miles northeast of Boone's Chapel in the Hunting Area community. The tornado moved northeastward where it snapped or uprooted trees along its path. Maximum winds were estimated to be 75 mph. The tornado lifted near the intersection of County Road 68 E and County Road 139. |
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Level | $22,000 | A tornado touched down 1.5 miles southwest of Pine Level in Autauga County and tracked southeastward for 4.28 miles before exiting Autauga County about 0.36 miles north of Kenner Creek, south southwest of Deatsville, at 1710CST. This tornado continued into Elmore County for another 4.5 miles, before dissipating at 1720CST. In Autuaga County, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and several homes sustained minor shingle or soffit damage. One mobile home sustained significant roof damage. |
| March 2011 | Lightning | Pine Level | $15,000 | A house on Hwy 31 N in Pine Level was damaged after it was struck by lightning. |
| March 2011 | Lightning | Pine Level | $10,000 | Lightning struck a house, causing a fire and leaving minor structure damage. |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | $7,000 | An old barn was destroyed and a shed was damaged in the Pine Level community, in the eastern part of the county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the fallen trees damaged a vehicle. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the Pine Level community. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | $1,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | - | NWS meteorologists performed a storm survey in the Old Kingston and Pine Level areas of Autauga County and the Deatsville and Holtville areas of Elmore County. Findings were consistent with straight-line wind damage associated with an area of broad rotation within a line of severe thunderstorms. Damage in the Pine Level area consisted of a few uprooted trees or broken limbs along I-65, U.S. 31, CR 107, and CR 40, with minimal continuity between damage points. Roofing was blown from a small produce stand on U.S. 31, just south of the CR 40 intersection. A few large cedar limbs fell in a cemetery, knocking down at least one headstone. A shed and a trampoline were damaged on Chanlee Dr, adjacent to CR 40. Damage was consistent with winds as high as 60 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | - | Several trees and power lines were downed across northeastern Autauga County, including near Pine Level. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Pine Level | - | Dime to nickel-size hail was reported in the Deatsville area along the Autauga/Elmore county line. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Level | - | Multiple trees and several power lines were downed in the Pine Level area along Cedar Ridge Loop, CR 107, CR 85, and CR 39. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Pine Level | - | Reported near Interstate 65 exit 186. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Pine Level | - | Nickel size hail was observed in northern Autauga County along Interstate 65. |
| December 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Pine Level | - | A weak tornado touched down briefly near CR 87 southeast of Pine Level. The emergency management agency reported a brief touched with little or no damage in a rural area in eastern Autauga County. Beginning: 32 32.798/86 25.936 Ending: 32 32.888/86 25.734 |
| April 1999 | Hail | Pine Level | - | Golfball size hail fell on Interstate 65 at mile marker 198 in northern Autauga County. |
| February 2012 | Hail | Pine Level | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Pine Level | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Pine Level | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pine Level | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pine Level | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew (historical) | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Stoney Point | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Wilder Hill (historical) | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Poseys Crossroads | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Sinai | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Oak Grove | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Rollins | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Flat | 5.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pine Level | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3388663 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 124826. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









