Harpersville is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, home to about 1,788 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35078.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Harpersville; also Westover and Vincent
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Harpersville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)24 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX580 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Harpersville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Harpersville had 1,614 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 240th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Shelby County grew from 23,684 residents in 1900 to 223,024 in 2020.
Shelby County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 56 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Childersburg Wtp, AL weather station (6 miles away).
87,718 jobs at 5,610 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harpersville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Westover and Vincent.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.