Sheffield, Alabama

Sheffield is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States, and is included in The Shoals MSA. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 9,403.^[2] Sheffield is the birthplace of notable attorney, actor, former senator and presidential contender Fred Thompson.

Sheffield, Alabama
City
Sheffield Downtown Commercial Historic District
Nicknames:  "Center of the Shoals", "Sheffvegas", "Sheffghanistan"
Location of Sheffield in Colbert County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°45′35″N 87°41′41″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Colbert
Founded by	Alfred Huger Moses
Named for	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Area [1]
• Total	7.07 sq mi (18.32 km2)
• Land	6.95 sq mi (18.01 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,403
• Density	1,352.37/sq mi (522.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35660
Area codes	256, 938
FIPS code	01-69648
GNIS feature ID	0153401
Website	www.sheffieldalabama.org