| ZIP Codes: | 18 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:39 PM |
| Population: | 65,392 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01127 |
| CBSA: | Birmingham, AL |
| Land Area: | 966 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.8011, -87.2905 |
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65,392 residents live across 18 ZIPs covering 966 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 67,316 to 65,378 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 10 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35504 (Jasper, $66,835 median) and poorest ZIP 35130 (Quinton, $40,690) are 18.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $67,400 in 35549 (Carbon Hill) to $192,700 in 35504 (Jasper).
Density varies 23× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 35587 (Townley) to 361 in 35148 (Sumiton).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.1% bachelor's+ in 35549 (Carbon Hill) to 22.4% in 35504 (Jasper) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #21 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #45 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,460 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,423 of 45,255 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Jasper.
13 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35504 | Jasper | Standard | 14,332 | $66,835 | 99.3 | 9.8% |
| 35501 | Jasper | Standard | 9,927 | $54,726 | 49.8 | -7.7% |
| 35503 | Jasper | Standard | 9,329 | $63,508 | 84.3 | 9.5% |
| 35578 | Nauvoo | Standard | 5,582 | $55,754 | 116.1 | -2.4% |
| 35550 | Cordova | Standard | 4,806 | $42,216 | 66.4 | -3.9% |
| 35580 | Parrish | Standard | 3,789 | $52,135 | 66.3 | -6.7% |
| 35063 | Empire | Standard | 3,606 | $61,138 | 40.3 | -6.4% |
| 35549 | Carbon Hill | Standard | 3,355 | $47,818 | 115.4 | -22.7% |
| 35130 | Quinton | Standard | 3,202 | $40,690 | 69.3 | 5.2% |
| 35579 | Oakman | Standard | 2,916 | $46,968 | 147.3 | -13.4% |
| 35148 | Sumiton | Standard | 2,241 | $56,574 | 6.2 | -19.4% |
| 35554 | Eldridge | Standard | 1,190 | $49,250 | 52.0 | 5.3% |
| 35587 | Townley | Standard | 818 | $54,773 | 52.7 | -38.8% |
| 35584 | Sipsey | PO Box | 285 | $26,750 | 0.0 | -21.3% |
| 35573 | Kansas | PO Box | 14 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 35502 | Jasper | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 35560 | Goodsprings | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 35038 | Burnwell | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |