Shannon, Alabama

CountryUnited States

Elevation

646 ft (197 m)

35142

Shannon is a small unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, between Birmingham and northwest Hoover named after John James Shannon, a mine operator.^[2] A post office first opened under the name Shannon in 1915.^[3]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Birmingham
Cities	Adamsville Bessemer Birmingham‡ Brighton Center Point Clay Fairfield Fultondale Gardendale Graysville Helena‡ Homewood Hoover‡ Hueytown Irondale Kimberly Leeds‡ Lipscomb Midfield Mountain Brook Pinson Pleasant Grove Sumiton‡ Tarrant Trussville‡ Vestavia Hills‡ Warrior‡	Map of Alabama highlighting Jefferson County
Towns	Argo‡ Brookside Cardiff County Line‡ Lake View‡ Maytown Morris Mulga North Johns Sylvan Springs Trafford West Jefferson
CDPs	Concord Edgewater Forestdale Grayson Valley McDonald Chapel McCalla Minor Mount Olive Rock Creek
Other communities	Acton Adger Alton Bayview Bradford Coalburg Corner Crumley Chapel Docena Dolomite Fieldstown Flat Top Hopewell Kimbrell‡ New Castle Palmerdale Robbins Crossroads Sayre Shannon Watson
Former towns	Acipcoville Avondale Chalkville Elyton Ensley North Birmingham Westfield Woodlawn
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Shannon, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Shannon Post Office
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Coordinates: 33°24′19″N 86°52′19″W / 33.40528°N 86.87194°W / 33.40528; -86.87194
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Jefferson
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35142
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	126626^[1]

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