THE HARPERSVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Harpersville town has 22.1 square miles of land in Shelby County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Harpersville and Shelby County
Harpersville is associated with Shelby County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Harpersville by land and water
The Census records 0.37 square miles of water within Harpersville, or 1.6% of its total area. It is 1.3 percentage points lower than the 3% recorded for Shelby County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Harpersville town has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Vincent town (20.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

