Alabama · Census place 0141968
Leeds, Alabama
Leeds is a city in 3 counties of Alabama with an estimated 12,573 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 57th largest of 257 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 12,573
- #57 of 257 in Alabama
- Change since 2020
- +1.9%
- +236 people
- Land area
- 22.8 sq mi
- + 0.23 sq mi water
- Density
- 551 / sq mi
- State median 715
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Leeds population, 2020 to 2024
Leeds added 236 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.9%. In the latest year it moved by +125. Among 107 Alabama places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 51st; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Alabama has 14,094 people, so Leeds is 89% of it.
Leeds covers 22.81 square miles of land and 0.23 of water, for 551 people per square mile of land. The median Alabama place of 5,000+ has 715, so Leeds is less dense than the typical town.
The 3 counties Leeds spans
Leeds crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 12,573 residents as follows; Jefferson County holds 82.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Jefferson County10,309
- 02St. Clair County2,159
- 03Shelby County105
ZIP codes in Leeds
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Leeds by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 35094, 35173. 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 Leeds is
The Census internal point of Leeds is at 33.546800, -86.571400. Montgomery, the capital, is 82.3 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Irondale, AL (13,545 people), 5.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL, 13.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.546800, -86.571400
- DMS
- 33°32'48.48"N 86°34'17.04"W
- UTM
- 16N 539789.4E 3711990.2N
- Geohash
- djfqy508k
- Plus code
- 865MGCWH+PC
Daylight in Leeds
At 33.55° N, Leeds gets about 14 h 23 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 56 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 27 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Leeds
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alabama, measured between internal points. The closest is Irondale, 5.1 miles away, with 13,545 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Leeds, AL?
12,573 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 236 (1.9%) from 12,337 in July 2020.
What county is Leeds in?
It spans 3 counties: Jefferson County (10,309 residents), St. Clair County (2,159 residents), Shelby County (105 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Leeds?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 35094, 35173.
How far is Leeds from Montgomery?
82.3 miles (132.5 km) in a straight line, heading S from Leeds.
What is the nearest larger city to Leeds?
Irondale, AL, with 13,545 residents, 5.1 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.