Shelby
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Alabama
Shelby is a mid-size county in Alabama with 17 ZIP codes, 203,252 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Shelby, AL sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 15%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 203,252
- combined ZIP population
- 17
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $86,656
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Shelby lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 01117, 17 ZIPs, combined population 203,252). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 35242 (Birmingham) with 49,545 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 01117, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
17
Total ZIPs
203,252
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Shelby
Side-by-side: Compare 35242 vs 35007 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35242 | Birmingham | 49,545 | 362 |
| 35007 | Alabaster | 26,225 | 271 |
| 35124 | Pelham | 23,020 | 214 |
| 35080 | Helena | 15,881 | 141 |
| 35040 | Calera | 14,965 | 76 |
| 35094 | Leeds | 14,212 | 95 |
| 35115 | Montevallo | 14,118 | 44 |
| 35043 | Chelsea | 9,234 | 78 |
| 35051 | Columbiana | 8,787 | 31 |
| 35114 | Alabaster | 7,172 | 223 |
| 35147 | Sterrett | 5,468 | 31 |
| 35186 | Wilsonville | 4,931 | 34 |
| 35178 | Vincent | 3,378 | 23 |
| 35143 | Shelby | 3,281 | 30 |
| 35078 | Harpersville | 2,082 | 19 |
| 35176 | Vandiver | 921 | 34 |
| 35187 | Wilton | 32 | 603 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Shelby?
Shelby has a total population of 203,252 across 17 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Shelby?
Shelby includes 17 ZIP codes: 35242, 35007, 35124, 35080, 35040, 35094, 35115, 35043, 35051, 35114, and more.