Hueytown

Also known as Hueytown, Alabama, Hueytown, AL

city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Jefferson
Incorporated: December 3, 1959
Total: 20.145 sq mi (52.175 km )
Land: 19.979 sq mi (51.746 km )
Water: 0.166 sq mi (0.431 km )
Elevation: 548 ft (167 m)
Estimate 2022: 16,369
Density: 819/sq mi (316.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC−5 (CDT)
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Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, and was part of the heavy industry development in this area in the 20th century. The population was 16,776 at the 2020 census.

In 1992 the city became known for the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise later thought to be caused by large underground ventilation fans used in a nearby coal mine.