Hueytown, Alabama | |
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 Location of Hueytown in Jefferson County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.43778°N 86.99750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | December 3, 1959[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Ware |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.145 sq mi (52.175 km2) |
| • Land | 19.979 sq mi (51.746 km2) |
| • Water | 0.166 sq mi (0.431 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,776 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 16,369 |
| • Density | 819/sq mi (316.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 35023 |
| Area code(s) | 205 and 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-36448 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404738[3] |
| Website | hueytownal.gov |
Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, and was part of the heavy industry development in this area in the 20th century. The population was 16,776 at the 2020 census.[4]
Hueytown was the home of the Alabama Gang, famous in NASCAR stock car racing. In 1992 the city became known for the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise later thought to be caused by large underground ventilation fans used in a nearby coal mine.
Its nearby residential and business communities were damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998 and by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hueytown, Alabama
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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