Birmingham metro, AL relocation guide
Moving to Pea Ridge, AL
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About Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama, first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 841. Census-derived material classifies all of its residents as rural, so it is not a suburb in the conventional sense.


Home prices in Pea Ridge
Home prices in Pea Ridge vary by neighborhood and property type.
Top places in Pea Ridge
- Rural Shelby County scenery — farmland and woodland.
- Lay Lake (regional) — boating and fishing within a drive.
- Note: with all residents classified as rural by the Census, Pea Ridge functions as countryside rather than suburbia; the USGS topo maps below show the area.
Commuting from Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge sits roughly 27.2 straight-line miles from Birmingham.
- Rough drive estimate: about 55 minutes, derived from straight-line distance (approximately two minutes per straight-line mile, rounded). This is an approximate estimate, not a routing result — actual drive time varies with route and traffic.
Pea Ridge FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Pea Ridge, AL?
Home prices in Pea Ridge vary by neighborhood and property type. - How is the commute from Pea Ridge, AL?
Pea Ridge sits roughly 27.2 straight-line miles from Birmingham.
Town links
Schools
Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.