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Shelby ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Shelby, AL is 35143, and its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
809
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shelby itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Columbiana (9.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Shelby uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Shelby in numbers

About 809 people live in Shelby, in 376 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $158,200 (25% below the Alabama median). The median age is 58.2; 20.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population809Shelby809
Households376Shelby376
Median age58.2Shelby58.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median home value$158,200Shelby$158,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%Shelby20.0%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.6 minShelby23.6 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density43 / sq miShelby43 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Shelby CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shelby

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shelby
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35143 Shelby , AL Standard 3,146 $72,500 $220,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Shelby

These ZIP codes cover part of Shelby but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Shelby
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35051 Columbiana , AL Standard 9,818 $80,061 $250,000

Map of Shelby ZIP codes

35143

The ZIP codes of Shelby, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shelby

The nearest larger towns are Columbiana (4,725 people, 6.1 mi), Fayetteville (1,154 people, 9.3 mi) and Calera (17,714 people, 9.3 mi).

Towns near Shelby
TownPopulationDistance
Columbiana 4,725 6.1 mi
Calera 17,714 9.3 mi
Jemison 2,796 12.7 mi
Chelsea 16,260 14.3 mi
Montevallo 7,556 15.2 mi
Alabaster 33,917 15.6 mi
Pelham 24,827 17.4 mi
Clanton 8,958 18.2 mi
Sylacauga 12,309 18.8 mi
Childersburg 4,655 19.1 mi
Indian Springs Village 2,537 19.9 mi
Highland Lakes 5,866 20.4 mi
Helena 21,769 20.9 mi
Eagle Point 3,110 21.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Shelby County · Alabama ZIP codes

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