Shelby

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Shelby

Total population

809

Median home value

$158,200

20%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Air quality index

41Good

Elevation495 m

Land area49.18 km²

Weather87°F · Sunny

Coordinates33.11°, -86.59°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Shelby is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Shelby had a population of 940. The area is near Lay Lake and Waxahatchee Creek. Shelby Iron Park is located at the heart of the area. Two sites in Shelby, The Brick House and the Old Shelby Hotel, are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Shelby, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Robert J. Bentley

53rd Governor of Alabama

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Mignon
  19.8 mi away · pop. 1,186
• Woodstock
  33.5 mi away · pop. 1,218
• Tarrant
  35.2 mi away · pop. 5,925
• Pine Level
  37.2 mi away · pop. 4,170
• Fultondale
  37.4 mi away · pop. 9,384
• Prattville
  46.1 mi away · pop. 37,781
• Jacksons' Gap
  47.2 mi away · pop. 786
• West End-Cobb Town
  55.6 mi away
• Benton
  56.8 mi away · pop. 32
• Shorter
  59.8 mi away · pop. 385
• Notasulga
  65.5 mi away · pop. 1,050
• Walnut Grove
  68.4 mi away

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Shelby

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Shelby Alabam State of Mind Collection · 2019

Flood inisurance study

1980

Haunted Shelby County, Alabama

Kim Johnston · 2013

Alabama College Bulletin

Alabama College the State College Fo · 2021

Early Shelby County Alabama Marriage Records 1819-1899

Nicholas Russell Murray · 1986

The heritage of Shelby County, Alabama

1999

Early Shelby County, Alabama Marriages

early shelby county, alabama marriages

nell notes goggans · 1961

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 157 mi
• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 194 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 216 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona crucifera

Seen 2026-10-06

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

Seen 2026-10-06

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Seen 2026-10-06

Cypress Vine

Ipomoea quamoclit

Seen 2026-10-06

Maryland golden-aster

Chrysopsis mariana

Seen 2026-10-05

southern magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Seen 2026-10-04

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

Seen 2026-10-03

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

Seen 2026-10-03

Eastern Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina carolina

Seen 2026-10-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).