Pea Ridge, Alabama

About Pea Ridge

Pea Ridge, AL is a small unincorporated community located in central Alabama.

Pea Ridge holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.64 square miles.

📰 Pea Ridge News Today

• North Pea Ridge Road Phase 1 Construction City of Temple Newsroom · Jan 12
• Lightning Strike Map in Pea Ridge, AL - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 1
• Pea Ridge Fire and Rescue to install smoke detectors for residents in need WBMA · Sep 28
• Bobby Gene Cunningham Bowen Funeral Home · Mar 29
• Section of North Pea Ridge Road in Temple to close for construction Feb. 24, City says KCENTV.com · Feb 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pea Ridge Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• 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 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pea Ridge

• Cahaba River Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• William R. Ireland, Sr. Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pea Ridge

🏘️ Nearby Communities