At the time of the 2010 Census, Alabaster had a population of 30,352 people (or 15.56% of the total population of Shelby County). This makes Alabaster the county's most populous community.

The population of Alabaster represents 0.64% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,352 people, the population of Alabaster increased 34.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 22,619 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Alabaster had an population of 32,948 people. This is an increase of 8.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 45.67% since the 2000 Census).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alabaster.

Communities near Alabaster ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Alabaster and not the distance if you drove.^<4>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Bessemer [Map]	26,511	NW	11 miles [17.7 km]
Birmingham [Map]	212,157	N	19 miles [30.6 km]
Calera [Map]	13,489	SE	10 miles [16.1 km]
Chelsea [Map]	---	NE	13 miles [20.9 km]
Homewood [Map]	25,613	N	15 miles [24.1 km]
Hoover [Map]	84,978	N	9 miles [14.5 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Alabaster.

Communities Also Named Alabaster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Alabaster - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alabaster.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alabaster. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alabaster. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alabaster.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alabaster:

Websites for Alabaster ...

Official Website: www.cityofalabaster.com/

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alabaster ...

Looking for more information about Alabaster? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alabaster, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information and a map of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Tourism Map for Alabaster.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Alabaster. 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.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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About Shelby County

About Alabama

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alabaster: www.cityofalabaster.com/

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alabaster. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alabaster - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Alabaster). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alabaster or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance from Alabaster. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alabaster) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Alabaster. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Alabaster Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alabaster. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2456, Longitude: -86.8431 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Alabaster have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Alabaster.