Alabama · Census place 0135896
Hoover, Alabama
Hoover is a city in 2 counties of Alabama with an estimated 93,013 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 6th largest of 257 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 93,013
- #6 of 257 in Alabama
- Change since 2020
- +0.3%
- +323 people
- Land area
- 49.7 sq mi
- + 1.00 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,873 / sq mi
- State median 715
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Hoover population, 2020 to 2024
Hoover added 323 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +426. Among 107 Alabama places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 64th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Alabama has 14,094 people, so Hoover is 6.6 times that size.
Hoover covers 49.67 square miles of land and 1.00 of water, for 1,873 people per square mile of land. The median Alabama place of 5,000+ has 715, so Hoover is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Hoover spans
Hoover crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 93,013 residents as follows; Jefferson County holds 70.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Jefferson County65,423
- 02Shelby County27,590
ZIP codes in Hoover
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Hoover by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 35216, 35226, 35242, 35244. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Hoover is
The Census internal point of Hoover is at 33.375100, -86.809400. Montgomery, the capital, is 75.0 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Birmingham, AL (196,357 people), 10.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.375100, -86.809400
- DMS
- 33°22'30.36"N 86°48'33.84"W
- UTM
- 16N 517729.3E 3692888.0N
- Geohash
- djfmbeg24
- Plus code
- 865M95GR+26
Daylight in Hoover
At 33.38° N, Hoover gets about 14 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Hoover
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alabama, measured between internal points. The closest is Indian Springs Village, 3.7 miles away, with 2,551 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Hoover, AL?
93,013 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 323 (0.3%) from 92,690 in July 2020.
What county is Hoover in?
It spans 2 counties: Jefferson County (65,423 residents), Shelby County (27,590 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Hoover?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 35216, 35226, 35242, 35244.
How far is Hoover from Montgomery?
75.0 miles (120.7 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Hoover.
What is the nearest larger city to Hoover?
Birmingham, AL, with 196,357 residents, 10.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.