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Shelby Alabama Map

Explore Shelby, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Shelby, Alabama

How to Use This Shelby, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shelby, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Shelby.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Shelby
State	Alabama (AL)
County	Shelby County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	33.110396
Longitude	-86.584149
Population	940
Density	19.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	35143, 35051
Area Code	205, 256
County Seat	Columbiana
School District	Shelby County School District

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About Shelby, Alabama

Shelby is a locality in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 940. The population density is 19.3 people per km². Shelby is located at 33.1104°N, 86.5841°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 35143, 35051.

Shelby marks its presence across the red-clay earth where the steady, unassuming course of Mill Creek defines the local hydrology. It lies 9.8 miles east of Calera, AL (from Calera, AL: bearing 87°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southeast of Columbiana. The landscape surrounding Shelby unfolds in a series of dense, hardwood-choked undulations, where the distant silhouettes of Kelley Mountain provide a rugged boundary to the horizon. Three miles to the east, the expansive surface of Lay Lake gathers the sky, its quiet waters reflecting the heavy, humid air that settles over the region during the heat of the afternoon. Nearby, the grounds of Shelby Park offer a sanctuary of oak and pine, where the stillness of the afternoon suggests a landscape that has long been accustomed to the slow, deliberate work of the sun.

Shelby retains the remnants of its industrial heritage, standing as a quiet witness to the iron-rich legacy that once drew settlers to these wooded hills. The economy here remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of the interior, favoring a pace that values the weight of tradition over the frantic pulse of the modern world. Beyond the immediate reach of Sawyer Cove, the terrain is marked by the enduring presence of longleaf pine, creating a textured canopy that shifts color with the changing seasons. Life in Shelby follows the rhythm of the seasons, lingering in the shade of afternoon porches or moving along the back roads that cut through the deep, iron-stained soil of the Alabama interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shelby Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 256° W
Shelby Iron Works Park (Private Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 282° W
State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 106° E
Columbiana Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 332° NW
Beeswax Creek Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 038° NE
Oliver Park Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 263° W
Coosa Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.7 mi, 159° S
Peach Water Tower (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 189° S
Tinglewood Carvings (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 267° W
The Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 269° W
Stewards of the Centennial Capsule (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 268° W
Oak Mountain State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 324° NW
Eco Park at University Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 269° W
King's Chair Overlook (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 339° N
Camp Tranquility Main Entrance (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 333° NW
Gantt's Quarry Observation Point (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 078° E
Maggie's Glen (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 336° NW
Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2") (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 334° NW
Christian Camp Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 333° NW
Christian Camp Plaque #1 (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 333° NW
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 323° NW
Talladega National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 078° E · 395k acres
Hole in the Rock (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 322° NW
Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 267° W · 8,383 acres
Cahaba Critters Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.5 mi, 254° W
Birmingham Premiere LUX Ciné GSX & Pizza Pub (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 328° NW
Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 334° NW
Boyd E. Christenberry Planetarium (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 334° NW
Alys Stephens Center (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 334° NW
Cheaha Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 45.9 mi, 063° NE · 7,400 acres

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