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Shelby, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,281. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SHELBY-AL · Shelby, AL 1 ZIPs · 3,281 pop · #12221/25278 · Shelby County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,500
  • RANK-MID #12221/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leeds
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,281
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $220,000

Nearest income peer: Leeds, AL (+ $2,125 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Shelby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Shelby on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shelby, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,281
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,500
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 35143 (3,281 residents). Household income $72,500 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shelby as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Millport is the closest lower-income city and Clanton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shelby.

Population concentration

Shelby's single ZIP 35143 carries the town

Shelby is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35143 is the entire residential footprint (3,281 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shelby

Citywide ZBP: 28 establishments, 197 employees , annual payroll $6,297k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35143 (28 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Shelby sits in the lower half of Shelby County on income: Birmingham, Alabaster and Pelham report more, Montevallo and Vincent report less. Chelsea marks the far end of that range at $121,356, 67% above Shelby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35143 3,281 $72,500 28 30
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Shelby roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Shelby, .