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Calera, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the north of Calera and has a population of 242,820 people.<1>

The next largest community is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the west of Calera and has a population of 77,906 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Alabaster   NW10 mi [16.09 km]29,35229.77% increase
 Alexander City   E48 mi [77.2 km]15,0800.48% increase
 Bessemer   NW21 mi [33.8 km]28,5423.81% decrease
 Center Point   N35 mi [56.3 km]---
 Homewood   N23 mi [37.01 km]23,8404.8% decrease
 Hoover   N17 mi [27.36 km]71,02013.19% increase
 Hueytown   NW26 mi [41.84 km]15,7512.52% increase
 Mountain Brook   N24 mi [38.62 km]21,0612.22% increase
 Northport   W50 mi [80.5 km]23,11818.95% increase
 Pelham   N12 mi [19.31 km]21,26648% increase
 Prattville   S48 mi [77.2 km]32,48033.65% increase
 Sylacauga   E27 mi [43.45 km]12,8431.8% increase
 Talladega   NE42 mi [67.6 km]16,94311.89% increase
 Trussville   N36 mi [57.9 km]18,98546.9% increase
 Vestavia Hills   N22 mi [35.41 km]30,89226.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Brierfield   SW11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Chelsea   NE14 mi [22.53 km]4,30345.91% increase
 Columbiana   NE8 mi [12.87 km]3,81715.11% increase
 Eddings   W14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Helena   NW13 mi [20.92 km]14,63942.18% increase
 Indian Springs Village   N15 mi [24.14 km]2,59016.4% increase
 Jemison   S11 mi [17.7 km]2,95731.54% increase
 Montevallo   W6 mi [9.66 km]6,06125.62% increase
 Pine Grove Village   E13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Saginaw   NW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Sawmill Town   W13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Shelby   E8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Thorsby   S14 mi [22.53 km]2,06913.68% increase
 Wilsonville   NE16 mi [25.75 km]1,81416.96% increase
 Wilton   W8 mi [12.87 km]65913.62% increase

Chilton County

Calera is primarily located in Chilton County. A portion of Calera extends into Shelby County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chilton: Autauga, Bibb, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore and Shelby.

While not sharing a border with Chilton, the following counties are close to Calera: Talladega, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Calera
 Autauga County   SBillingsley32 miles [51 km]
 Bibb County   SWBrierfield11 miles [17 km]
 Blount County   NELowery28 miles [45 km]
 Clay County   EHollins34 miles [54 km]
 Coosa County   EBlue Springs15 miles [24 km]
 Dallas County   SPlantersville34 miles [54 km]
 Elmore County   SEThompsons Old Ferry33 miles [53 km]
 Jefferson County   NWFox Trace15 miles [24 km]
 Perry County   SWOakmulgee29 miles [46 km]
 Saint Clair County   NEVincent25 miles [40 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Calera. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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 RV Repair     Churches    
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  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
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  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Calera.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Calera and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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