West Jefferson

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West Jefferson

Total population

581

Median home value

$156,200

8.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,406

West Jefferson$41k

National$74k

Air quality index

40Good

Elevation125 m

Land area2.4 km²

Weather75°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates33.67°, -87.04°

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

West Jefferson is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in October 1964. As of the 2020 census, West Jefferson had a population of 417.

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.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for West Jefferson, 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).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Terry Fell

American musician (1921–2007)

Chavis Williams

American football player

S

Sybil Gibson

American painter (1908–1995)

I

Ivy Andrews

American baseball player

V

Virgil Ledbetter

American football and baseball coach (1918-1967)

H

Howard Goodman

American gospel singer (1921–2002)

G

Glen F. Brown

1911-2001

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

Nearby places in Alabama

• Sumiton
  5.3 mi away · pop. 2,444
• Mulga
  9 mi away · pop. 784
• Mount Olive
  9.5 mi away
• Sylvan Springs
  9.9 mi away · pop. 1,653
• Rock Creek
  13.8 mi away · pop. 1,471
• Morris
  14.7 mi away · pop. 2,259
• Tarrant
  16.7 mi away · pop. 6,124
• Smoke Rise
  18.9 mi away · pop. 1,661
• Remlap
  27.3 mi away · pop. 2,624
• Eagle Point
  28.2 mi away · pop. 2,903
• Pelham
  29.8 mi away · pop. 24,318
• Good Hope
  31.8 mi away · pop. 2,483

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 West Jefferson

Colonizing Paradise

Jefferson Dillman · 2015

The Elyton Land Company minutes books, 1871-1895

West, Thomas M. Jr · 2007

[Joint resolution providing for protection of statue of Thomas Jefferson.]

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Highway accident report

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1977

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

The United States in Literature -- The Glass Menagerie Edition

James Edwin Miller · 1973

Up from Slavery

Booker T. Washington · 1900

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Unit 16/20 Rx Prescribed Fire, Bibb, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-06-12 · 42 mi
• Prescribed Fire Unit 16/20 Rx, Bibb, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-06-12 · 42 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 441 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-16 · 178 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 400 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-18 · 181 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 451 452 RX Prescribed Fire, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-20 · 182 mi
• Chickasawhay CPT 366 RX Prescribed Fire, Wayne, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 188 mi
• DeSoto BB 7310 S RX Prescribed Fire, Perry, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 212 mi
• DeSoto BB 8366 2 RX Prescribed Fire, Harrison, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-05-16 · 237 mi

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

Recently spotted species

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Seen 2026-06-01

Delta Flower Scarab

Trigonopeltastes delta

Seen 2026-06-01

butterfly pea

Centrosema virginianum

Seen 2026-05-30

wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Seen 2026-05-30

Barking Tree Frog

Dryophytes gratiosus

Seen 2026-05-28

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-05-27

Aegomorphus modestus

Aegomorphus modestus

Seen 2026-05-23

Summer Tanager

Piranga rubra

Seen 2026-05-20

Eastern Eyed Click Beetle

Alaus oculatus

Seen 2026-05-12

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of West Jefferson, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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