Bessemer, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the northeast of Bessemer and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the west of Bessemer and has a population of 77,906 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alabaster	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	29,352	29.77% increase
	Center Point	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Fairfield	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	11,316	8.6% decrease
	Gardendale	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	13,665	17.54% increase
	Homewood	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
	Hoover	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
	Hueytown	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	15,751	2.52% increase
	Jasper	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,131	0.56% increase
	Mountain Brook	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Northport	W	37 mi [59.5 km]	23,118	18.95% increase
	Pelham	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	21,266	48% increase
	Sylacauga	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	12,843	1.8% increase
	Talladega	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adger	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Brighton	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	3,263	10.36% decrease
	Concord	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Dolomite	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Fairfield Village	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Helena	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	14,639	42.18% increase
	Industrial City	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lipscomb	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	2,278	7.32% decrease
	Mason City	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	McCalla	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Midfield	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	5,185	7.84% decrease
	New Village	NE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	North Johns	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	131	7.75% decrease
	Pleasant Grove	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	10,254	2.71% increase
	Roosevelt-Cairo Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Jefferson County

Bessemer is located in Jefferson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker. Although it doesn't share a border with Jefferson, Chilton it is close to Bessemer.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Bessemer
	Bibb County	SW	Gray Hill	11 miles [17 km]
	Blount County	E	Lowery	31 miles [49 km]
	Chilton County	SE	Calera	21 miles [33 km]
	Coosa County	SE	Blue Springs	35 miles [56 km]
	Cullman County	N	Arkadelphia	36 miles [57 km]
	Fayette County	NW	Boley Springs	36 miles [57 km]
	Perry County	S	Bethlehem	39 miles [62 km]
	Saint Clair County	NE	Austin Hill	28 miles [45 km]
	Shelby County	SE	Highlands	5 miles [8 km]
	Talladega County	E	McGowans Ferry	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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