Alabaster, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the north of Alabaster and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the west of Alabaster and has a population of 77,906 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bessemer	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	28,542	3.81% decrease
	Center Point	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Fairfield	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	11,316	8.6% decrease
	Gardendale	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	13,665	17.54% increase
	Homewood	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
	Hoover	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
	Hueytown	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	15,751	2.52% increase
	Jasper	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	14,131	0.56% increase
	Mountain Brook	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Northport	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	23,118	18.95% increase
	Pelham	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	21,266	48% increase
	Sylacauga	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	12,843	1.8% increase
	Talladega	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Calera	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	10,742	240.15% increase
	Chelsea	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,303	45.91% increase
	Eddings	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Helena	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	14,639	42.18% increase
	Indian Springs Village	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,590	16.4% increase
	Inverness	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Lipscomb	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,278	7.32% decrease
	McCalla	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Meadowbrook	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Montevallo	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	6,061	25.62% increase
	New Village	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Saginaw	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Sawmill Town	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Tannehill	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Wilton	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	659	13.62% increase

Shelby County

Alabaster is located in Shelby County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby: Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Jefferson, Saint Clair and Talladega.

While not sharing a border with Shelby, the following counties are close to Alabaster: Tuscaloosa, Blount and Walker.

Below are counties that are near Alabaster (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alabaster:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alabaster
	Bibb County	SW	Eddings	10 miles [16 km]
	Blount County	NE	Lowery	27 miles [43 km]
	Chilton County	SE	Calera	10 miles [16 km]
	Coosa County	SE	Blue Springs	24 miles [38 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Genery	5 miles [8 km]
	Perry County	SW	Bethlehem	33 miles [53 km]
	Saint Clair County	E	Vincent	26 miles [41 km]
	Talladega County	E	Owens Ferry	20 miles [32 km]
	Tuscaloosa County	W	Confederate Hill Estates	13 miles [20 km]
	Walker County	NW	Two Branch Ferry	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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