Odenville, Alabama
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Springville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35120. It lies near Pine Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Odenville quadrangle. 4,969 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresOdenville grew from 3,585 to 4,969 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,585 | |
| 2020 | 4,969 | +1,384 (+39%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Springville quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1953 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Birmingham quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Odenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Odenville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Birmingham North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
164 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 164 fires within 5 miles of Odenville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,293 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 44 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 75 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 59 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 30 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Odenville: 5 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odenville Copper Prospect | Copper, Limestone, General | Occurrence | 1925 | |
| Jump-Off Rock | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Odenville | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
30 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Odenville in 30 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $8,000 | Several trees were blown down between Odenville and Ashville. EMA |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Odenville | $5,000 | Flooding was reported in portions of Odenville. A car on Foreman Drive began to float in the flood waters. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down in the northern and western part of Saint Clair County, including near Odenville. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down at the intersection of US-411 and AL-174. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $2,000 | A mobile home had its siding and underpinning damaged. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Odenville | $2,000 | Several roads were temporarily impassable due to localized flooding in Odenville. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $2,000 | Trees and power were knocked down in Odenville. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | $1,000 | Trees down on Coal City Road in the Wattsville Community. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Multiple trees were downed in Odenville. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | Odenville | - | Highway 411 in Odenville at the intersection of Old Springville Road flooded and impassable. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Several trees uprooted around the town of Odenville. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Several trees uprooted along Highway 174 and numerous trees uprooted across western St. Clair County. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Several trees uprooted and sheet metal blown off building. |
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | The thunderstorm which produced an EF0 tornado near Branchville also produced straight line winds of 60mph east of Odenville, along a short swath from 3rd Ave near Chestnut Ln to Pleasant Valley Rd near Cedar Branch Cir. Along this path, several large trees were uprooted and a wooden fence sustained minor damage. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Numerous trees were reported down across St. Clair county, including several that were blocking U.S. Highway 171 in Odenville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odenville | - | Trees were reported down near Low Gap Church. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Odenville | - | Dime-size hail was reported at Argo and nickel-size hail was reported at Odenville. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Odenville | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockertown | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Havilah Hills Estates | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Branchville | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Green Acres Estates | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Copper Springs | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hardwick | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Shady Acres | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Hill Number 1 | 3.9 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Odenville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q68263 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 164791. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







