Meadowbrook, Alabama
Meadowbrook is a community of 9,117 people in Shelby County, Alabama.
Why visit Meadowbrook
Townapedia lists 5 parks and trails, 29 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Inverness Disc Golf.
Weather in Meadowbrook
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About Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 9,688. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area.
From the Wikipedia article Meadowbrook, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes29
Chuck E. Cheese's
Restaurant · Pizza · 2.2 mi
4647 Highway 280, Birmingham
Su-Th 11:00-20:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-21:00
Eli's Jerusalem Grill
Restaurant · Mediterranean, Middle Eastern · 2.0 mi
4673 US 280, Birmingham
Mo 10:30-20:00; We-Sa 10:30-20:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Ashley Mac's Kitchen
Restaurant · 1.4 mi
5299 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham
Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30; Sa 10:30-15:00; Su off
Ginza Sushi Bar Korean BBQ
Restaurant · 1.3 mi
Mo-Sa 11:00-14:00, Mo-Su 17:00-21:00
17 more on the map.
Where to stay6
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Birmingham/Inverness 280
Motel and hotel · 2.1 mi
156 Resource Center Parkway, Birmingham
Homewood Suites Birmingham-South/Inverness
Motel and hotel · 1.8 mi
215 Inverness Center Drive, Birmingham
Hyatt Place Birmingham/Inverness
Motel and hotel · 1.9 mi
4686 Highway 280 E,ast, Birmingham
Churches and places of worship11
Briarwood Presbyterian Church
Church · 3.5 mi
Church in Alabama, United States
Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church, PCA
Church · Presbyterian · 1.3 mi
5080 Cahaba Valley Trce, Birmingham
Asbury United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 2.1 mi
6690 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries19
Brookwood Forest Elementary School
School · 6.0 mi
3701 S Brookwood Rd, Mountain Brook
Oak Mountain Intermediate School
School · 2.8 mi
5486 Caldwell Mill Rd, Birmingham
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
School · 4.4 mi
4401 Dolly Ridge Road, Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge
School · 4.2 mi
2680 Gresham Drive, Vestavia Hills
Healthcare2
Map of Meadowbrook
86 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Shelby County has had 16 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2021-12-21: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2021-04-26: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Brook Highland 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Highland Lakes 3 mi east, about 5 min by car
- Indian Springs Village 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Pelham 5 mi south, about 8 min by car
- Vestavia Hills 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Hoover 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Mountain Brook 7 mi north, about 11 min by car
- Chelsea 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Homewood 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Birmingham 11 mi northwest, about 17 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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