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Location of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area in Alabama

The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area composed of 7 counties in central Alabama. The area is also part of the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area. The population of the metro area as of the 2008 census estimate was 1,117,608. It is the 48th largest metropolitan area in the United States according to the 2000 census.

List of Counties

• Bibb
• Blount
• Chilton
• Jefferson
• St. Clair
• Shelby
• Walker

County Seats

• Bibb: Centreville
• Blount: Oneonta
• Chilton: Clanton
• Jefferson: Birmingham
• St. Clair: Pell City & Ashville
• Shelby: Columbiana
• Walker: Jasper

Primary Cities

• Birmingham
• Hoover

Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabitants

• Alabaster
• Bessemer
• Center Point
• Ensley
• Fairfield
• Homewood
• Helena
• Hueytown
• Jasper
• Leeds
• Moody
• Mountain Brook
• Pelham
• Pell City
• Southside
• Vestavia Hills

Natural Facilities

• Oak Mountain State Park
• Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
• Talladega National Forest (Oakmulgee Division)

Major Roads and Highways

• Interstate 65
• Interstate 20
• Interstate 59
• Interstate 22 when completed in 2010
• Interstate 459
• US Highway 280
• US Highway 31
• US Highway 78
• US Highway 11
• US Highway 411

Rivers

• Cahaba
• Black Warrior
• Coosa
• Locust Fork
• Mulberry Fork

Coordinates: 33°31′29″N 86°48′46″W / 33.524755°N 86.81274°W / 33.524755; -86.81274