Shannon is a small unincorporated community located in

Jefferson County, Alabama Jefferson County is the List of counties in Alabama, most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, located in the central portion of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 674,721. Its county seat i ...

, United States, between Birmingham and northwest Hoover named after John James Shannon, a mine operator. A post office first opened under the name Shannon in 1915.

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Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{Short description, Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States