| Official Name: | Oakland, Lauderdale County, Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lauderdale |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 554 |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Oakland |
| Coordinates: | 34.8417°N -87.7989°W |
| Postal Code: | 35633 |
| Area Code: | 256 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 124149 |
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.[1] Oakland is a quiet community on Waterloo Road that is between Florence and Waterloo. There use to be a functioning elementary school till the early 1980s.Oakland Gin is located in the heart of Oakland and runs every cotton season. Vaden/Scruggs Gin is located further out in Oakland. Crossroads Market and The Cotton Traders provide food and fuel for everyone traveling through. Oakland has a volunteer fire department.[2]
Oakland is bordered by Florence to the east, Cloverdale to the north, Waterloo to the northwest, Central to the northeast, Cherokee to the southwest, Littleville to the south, and Tuscumbia to the southeast.