Westover is a town in Shelby County, Alabama, home to about 2,298 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35147, and parts of 35078, 35185 and 35186 are in Westover too.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Westover; also Chelsea and Sterrett
Mostly Harpersville; part is in Westover
Part is in Westover
Mostly Wilsonville; part is in Westover
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westover. 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)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA121 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX580 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westover; 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.
Westover had 1,766 residents in the 2020 census, up 39% since 2010.
It’s the 206th 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 (12 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).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westover.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 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.
Libraries
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 Wilsonville, Harpersville, Chelsea, Sterrett, Vandiver 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.