Sheffield, Alabama
Sheffield | |
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![]() Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District | |
Nicknames: "Center of the Shoals", "Sheffvegas", "Sheffghanistan" | |
![]() Location of Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 34°45′35″N 87°41′41″W / 34.75972°N 87.69472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Colbert |
Founded by | Alfred Huger Moses |
Named for | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
Area | |
• Total | 7.07 sq mi (18.32 km2) |
• Land | 6.95 sq mi (18.01 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
Elevation | 515 ft (157 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,403 |
• Density | 1,352.37/sq mi (522.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35660 |
Area codes | 256, 938 |
FIPS code | 01-69648 |
GNIS feature ID | 0153401 |
Website | www |
Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in The Shoals MSA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 9,652. Sheffield is the birthplace of notable attorney, actor, former senator and presidential contender Fred Thompson.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.