Shannon, Alabama
Shannon Post Office
Shannon Post Office
Shannon is located in Alabama
Shannon
Shannon
Shannon is located in the United States
Shannon
Shannon
Coordinates: 33°24′19″N 86°52′19″W / 33.40528°N 86.87194°W / 33.40528; -86.87194
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35142
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID126626[1]

Shannon is a small unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, between Birmingham and northwest Hoover named after John James Shannon, a mine operator.[2] A post office first opened under the name Shannon in 1915.[3]

References

  1. "Shannon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 126. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 29, 2015.


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