Sylvan Springs is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, located northwest of the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove.

This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998, including the First United Methodist Church of Sylvan Springs.

[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,653 people, 645 households, and 515 families residing in the town.

At the 2010 census, there were 1,542 people, 611 households, and 463 families living in the town.

There were 650 housing units at an average density of 185.7 per square mile (71.7/km2).

There were 610 housing units at an average density of 175.0 per square mile (67.6/km2).