Shannon
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. A post office first opened under the name Shannon in 1915.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
- Also known as: “Shannon, AL” and “Shannon, Alabama”
- Postal code: 35142
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wenonah and Lipscomb.
Wenonah
Hamlet
The Wenonah community was the name of one of a series of Red Mountain ore mining camps for employees of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. Wenonah is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shannon.
Lipscomb
Village
Lipscomb is a city in south central Jefferson County, Alabama. It is part of the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,086. It does not have its own U.S. Post Office or ZIP code, instead sharing the Bessemer ZIP code. Lipscomb is situated 3½ miles northwest of Shannon.
Hoover
Hoover is a city in the Birmingham urban area in Metropolitan Alabama, south of central Birmingham. While most nearby attractions in the area are in the city of Birmingham, Hoover is an important shopping/retail area.Shannon
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.40539° or 33° 24′ 19″ northLongitude
-86.87194° or 86° 52′ 19″ westElevation
646 feet (197 metres)Open location code
865MC44H+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 153571360OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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