Pea Ridge, AL

Pea Ridge is a census-designated place in Shelby County, Alabama. The community takes its name from Pea Ridge itself, a broad ridge in the Cahaba Coal Field that divides waters flowing toward the Cahaba River. That geographic fact is the most useful local context, because Pea Ridge is small and residential rather than civic or commercial. It is best understood as an unincorporated Shelby County community shaped by ridges, roads, and the fast-growing Birmingham-area county around it.