ZIP code · Birmingham · Alabama · United States
ZIP code 35242 — Birmingham
ZIP code 35242 serves Birmingham, Alabama.
- Postal code
- 35242Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Birmingham
- County
- Shelby FIPS 01117
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3813, -86.7046 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 56,956 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,088 / sq mi
- Land area
- 52.4 sq mi (135.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $116,053
- Per-capita income
- $67,664
- Median age
- 42.9
- Households
- 23,721
- Housing units
- 25,247
- Median home value
- $452,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,430 / month
- Congressional district
- AL-6 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 35242
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Avg low °F | 35 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 37 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HELENA (10.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 35242
- 13 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 8 supermarkets
- 63 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 28 parks
- 15 playgrounds
- 14 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 24 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 13 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 9 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page