Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital7.8 miPost officeChelsea Post Office5.5 miTown hallChelsea City Hall5.0 miPoliceShelby County Sheriff's Office Chelsea City Hall Substation5.0 miFire stationChelsea Fire and Rescue Station 321.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM20 miInterstateI-656.3 miUS highwayUS 2805.2 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM18 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:37 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:46 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare87 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena station, 9 mi away; snow from Leeds
Nearby landmarksBoyden Lakelake · under a mileLake Byramlake · under a milePeavine Fallswaterfall · 4.6 miJohnson Mountainpeak · 4.9 miHighland Springspring · 6.7 miColumbiana Mountainpeak · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 8,857 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 3.8 mi · 394,709 acresChelsea Recreational Parkpark · 3.7 miForest Park and Recreational Areapark · 5.9 mi · 132 acresAdams Scenic Overlookstate conservation land · 6.8 miEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200417 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202135 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation522 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
