THE LEEDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Limestone/Dolomite Valleys and Low Rolling Hills setting.
Leeds city has 22.8 square miles of land in Jefferson County, Shelby County, St. Clair 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
One place name. 3 county geographies.
Leeds intersects 3 county geographies: Jefferson County, Shelby County, St. Clair County. A Leeds mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Leeds by land and water
The Census records 0.23 square miles of water within Leeds, or 1% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 3.4% recorded for Alabama. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Leeds city has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Dunnavant CDP (19.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

