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AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATES

Click here for information on renewing or transferring your automobile tag.

This information is also available on our License Offices homepage.

DRIVER'S LICENSES

Click here for a list of required documentation and office locations.

ELECTRICITY

To begin power service, contact Alabama Power at (205) 326-8000 or www.southerncompany.com or Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative at 1-800-273-7210 or www.coosavalleyec.com. A deposit may be required.

GAS

To begin service, contact Alagasco at (205) 326-8200 or www.alagasco.com. A deposit may be required.

TELEPHONE

For local telephone service contact BellSouth at (888)757-6500 or www.realpages.com. You will need to pay a installation fee and possibly a deposit. You may go to the following link for more up to date numbers http://www.bellsouth.com/residential/ps_call-us.html

WATER SERVICES

Several companies provide water to Shelby County. To find the company that serves your address, contact the incorporated city you live in or near. Other information is available by phoning the Birmingham Water Works at (205) 251-5634 or Shelby County Water Operations at (205) 669-3869.

ADDRESSING

Shelby 9-1-1 assigns addresses in Shelby County except within the city limits of Alabaster, Birmingham, Columbiana, Hoover, and Pelham. If you need a new address or are not sure of the correct address for your home or business, call the 9-1-1 office at (205) 439-6911. General info about 9-1-1 can be found at www.shelby911.org.

HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES

Click here to find out the guidelines for hunting and fishing licences. This information is also available on our License Office homepage.

PROPERTY TAX

Property taxes are based on the fair market value of the property and the property tax rate. The County Property Tax Assessments Office establishes the property's market value to determine the property tax. If you own and live on the property, you may file for a homestead exemption. NEW: You may pay your taxes online.
Phone: (205) 670-6900

SALES TAX

Sales tax throughout Shelby County ranges from 5 to 9 percent. The total is made up of 4 percent state tax, 1 percent county tax, and in the incorporated areas, 1 to 4 percent city sales tax. For more information contact the Shelby County Business Revenue Office at (205) 669-3706.

SOCIAL SECURITY

If you do not have a social security card and are beginning a job, you need to apply with the Social Security Office.
Phone: 1-800-772-1213.

VOTER REGISTRATION

The Shelby County Board of Registrars Office is located at 108 West College Street (Butch Ellis Building), Columbiana, AL 35051. (Mailing address: PO Box 1642 Columbiana, AL 35051). Phone: 205-669-3913. Registration requirements, forms and other information can be found on the Board of Registrars' webpage.

LIBRARIES

Residents of Shelby County have access to a combined collection of some 200,000 resources, including books, magazines, cassettes, videos, puppets, equipment, maps, and pamphlets. Library cards, free to Shelby County residents, are honored at all of the county’s library locations; Alabaster, Calera, Chelsea, Columbiana, Harpersville, Helena, Montevallo, North Shelby, Pelham, Vincent, Westover and Wilsonville. The Harrison Regional Library, as part of the Library Network, has access to 29.2 million books in 18,168 libraries worldwide.

MIDDLE ALABAMA AREA ON AGING AGENCY (M4A)

Shelby County has activities for its senior adults age 60 and older. Activities, programs and educational classes are presented by and for seniors. Among the offerings are quilting, bingo, picnics, shopping trips, devotionals, exercise classes and fishing excursions. Other services include home-delivered meals, legal assistance, ombudsman service, in-home companionship, postal alert, transportation service, and temporary assistance with household chores.

Among the programs is Pelham’s New Pioneers which offers activities such as speakers, one-day bus trips, and monthly bingo parties. For details on senior activities, call M4A at 1 (866) 570-2998.

SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

(205) 669-4181 or visit the web site, www.ShelbySO.com

SHELBY COUNTY MANAGER

Alex Dudchock (205) 669-3708

SHELBY COUNTY ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Phone: (205) 620-6640
Fax: (205) 620-6644

WASTE MANAGEMENT

For garbage services in unincorporated areas of Shelby County please contact Waste Management at 841-2740 or via their website at http://www.wm.com/ . If you have any problems, please call Environmental Services at 669-3737. Landfill, website.