Birmingham / Helena
Helena has 21,769 residents (give or take 91) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19), about 975 people per square mile.
Helena is about 17 miles from the Census center point for Birmingham in a straight line and covers 22.327 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).
The quote form takes a ZIP code; for Helena that is 35080 (Census 2020 ZCTA to county subdivision and ZCTA to place relationship files, ZIP areas at least 20% inside the town, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt and https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt, checked 2026-10-19).
Of the 7,613 occupied homes in Helena, 47% heat with natural gas, 0% with heating oil, 51% with electricity and 2% with propane (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19).
Electricity already heats 51% of Helena homes, ahead of gas at 47%, and a home on electric baseboard sees the biggest bill change from a heat pump because it replaces resistance heat one for one.
Helena has about the Shelby County oil share of 0% and 5 points less electric heat than the county's 56% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=050XX00US01117, checked 2026-10-19).
Helena has 8,092 housing units, 1% built before 1940 and 10% before 1980, with 53% built in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19).
The median Helena home was built in 2001 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25035, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19) and the median home has 6.8 rooms (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25018, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25018?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19).
95% of Helena homes are single-family detached, 1% are in two- to four-unit buildings and 2% are in buildings of five or more units (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19).
With 95% detached houses and 1% in small multi-family buildings, a Helena quote is usually one or two outdoor units with ducted or ductless heads sized room by room. With 9% of Helena homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US0134024, checked 2026-10-19), the landlord signs the quote in many of them.
No electric utility is on file for Helena 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 Helena address before counting it. With 51% of Helena homes already on electric heat and 49% 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 Helena address before counting it.
Heating design temperature: 22F. Source: ENERGY STAR Design Temperature Limit Reference Guide (2019 Edition), Shelby 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 22F figure is the Shelby County cold-day number a Helena heat pump is sized against, so ask the installer to show the system's heating output at 22F, not at the milder rating-label temperature.
Ask for the heat-loss calculation room by room; the median Helena home has 6.8 rooms and was built around 2001, 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 Helena. The public number is the number the contractor quotes from.
No local contractor is named on this door for Helena yet. A request from this page goes to the first licensed shop that takes the door.