Meadowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.

[3] The community is located within the southeastern suburbs of Birmingham, generally bounded by U.S. Route 280 to the north, Alabama State Route 119 to the east, Valleydale Rd to the west, and Meadow Brook Rd to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all land.

At the 2000 census there were 4,697 people, 1,659 households, and 1,373 families living in the community.

There were 1,695 housing units at an average density of 689.2 per square mile (266.1/km2).

At the 2010 census there were 8,769 people, 3,187 households, and 2,523 families living in the community.

There were 3,325 housing units at an average density of 791.7 per square mile (305.7/km2).