Pea Ridge, Alabama | |
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  Pea Ridge, Alabama  Pea Ridge, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°09′11″N 86°55′40″W / 33.15306°N 86.92778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Shelby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.69 sq mi (40.64 km2) |
| • Land | 15.64 sq mi (40.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 830 ft (250 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 841 |
| • Density | 53.76/sq mi (20.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1989120[2] |
Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community is named for Pea Ridge, the broadest ridge in the Cahaba Coal Field. This ridge divides the waters of the Cahaba River and Little Cahaba River.[3] Pea Ridge has maintained a volunteer fire department since 1972.[4]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 841.[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Pea Ridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Report on the Cahaba coal field - Joseph Squire, Eugene Allen Smith. Brown Printing Company. 1890. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2014 – via Internet Archive.
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- ^ Catherine Legg (February 28, 2012). "Pea Ridge celebrates its volunteer fire department". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "Pea Ridge CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.