Birmingham / Hartselle
Hartselle has 15,847 residents (give or take 25) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19), about 950 people per square mile.
Hartselle is about 64 miles from the Census center point for Birmingham in a straight line and covers 16.683 square miles of land (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and land area, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/, checked 2026-10-19).
Of the 5,891 occupied homes in Hartselle, 22% heat with natural gas, 0% with heating oil, 75% with electricity and 1% with propane (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19).
Electricity already heats 75% of Hartselle homes, ahead of gas at 22%, and a home on electric baseboard sees the biggest bill change from a heat pump because it replaces resistance heat one for one.
Hartselle has about the Morgan County oil share of 0% and the same 75% electric share (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=050XX00US01103, checked 2026-10-19).
Hartselle has 6,509 housing units, 1% built before 1940 and 47% before 1980, with 22% built in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19).
The median Hartselle home was built in 1981 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25035, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19) and the median home has 6.1 rooms (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25018, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25018?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19).
80% of Hartselle homes are single-family detached, 9% are in two- to four-unit buildings and 5% are in buildings of five or more units (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19).
With 80% detached houses and 9% in small multi-family buildings, a Hartselle quote is usually one or two outdoor units with ducted or ductless heads sized room by room. With 22% of Hartselle homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US0133448, checked 2026-10-19), the landlord signs the quote in many of them.
No electric utility is on file for Hartselle on this door yet, so this page does not name one; the name on the bill decides which rebate path applies.
Alabama Power gas-furnace-to-heat-pump rebate, run by Alabama Power, is a live program for Alabama addresses and lists a standard figure of $1,000 (registry row 29 verified 2026-10-14, https://www.alabamapower.com/residential/save-money-and-energy/rebates-and-incentives.html, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Hartselle address before counting it. With 75% of Hartselle homes already on electric heat and 23% on gas, oil or propane, the row that applies depends on the name on the electric bill and the fuel coming out.
TVA EnergyRight heat pump rebate (north Alabama), run by TVA EnergyRight, is a live program for Alabama addresses and lists a standard figure of $500 (registry row 30 verified 2026-10-14, https://energyright.com/residential/rebates/heat-pump/, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Hartselle address before counting it.
Heating design temperature: 16F. Source: ENERGY STAR Design Temperature Limit Reference Guide (2019 Edition), Morgan County row, 99% heating, PDF pages 4 to 6 of 141 (Revised 11/11/2020), https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/Design%20Temperature%20Limit%20Reference%20Guide%20(2019%20Ed)%20-%20ENERGY%20STAR%20Single-Family%20New%20Homes_Rev11.pdf, fetched 2026-10-19, 99%.
That 16F figure is the Morgan County cold-day number a Hartselle heat pump is sized against, so ask the installer to show the system's heating output at 16F, not at the milder rating-label temperature.
Ask for the heat-loss calculation room by room; the median Hartselle home has 6.1 rooms and was built around 1981, and the count of heads and the tonnage follow the rooms and the insulation, not the square footage.
The form on this page is the follow-up for Hartselle. The public number is the number the contractor quotes from.
No local contractor is named on this door for Hartselle yet. A request from this page goes to the first licensed shop that takes the door.