Helena, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the north of Helena and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Tuscaloosa. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Helena 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	3 mi [4.83 km]	29,352	29.77% increase
	Bessemer	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	28,542	3.81% decrease
	Center Point	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Fairfield	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	11,316	8.6% decrease
	Homewood	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
	Hoover	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
	Hueytown	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	15,751	2.52% increase
	Jasper	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	14,131	0.56% increase
	Mountain Brook	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Northport	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	23,118	18.95% increase
	Pelham	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	21,266	48% increase
	Sylacauga	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	12,843	1.8% increase
	Talladega	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brighton	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,263	10.36% decrease
	Eddings	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Indian Springs Village	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,590	16.4% increase
	Industrial City	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Inverness	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Lipscomb	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,278	7.32% decrease
	Mason City	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	McCalla	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Meadowbrook	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Midfield	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,185	7.84% decrease
	Montevallo	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,061	25.62% increase
	New Village	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Roosevelt-Cairo Village	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Saginaw	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Sawmill Town	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---

Shelby County

Helena 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 Helena: Tuscaloosa, Walker and Blount.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Helena
	Bibb County	SW	Eddings	11 miles [17 km]
	Blount County	NE	Lowery	27 miles [43 km]
	Chilton County	SE	Calera	13 miles [20 km]
	Coosa County	SE	Blue Springs	26 miles [41 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Genery	2 miles [3 km]
	Perry County	S	Bethlehem	35 miles [56 km]
	Saint Clair County	NE	Austin Hill	27 miles [43 km]
	Talladega County	E	Owens Ferry	22 miles [35 km]
	Tuscaloosa County	W	Bucksville	12 miles [19 km]
	Walker County	NW	Two Branch Ferry	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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