| City: | Bessemer, Alabama |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:44:18 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.4014, -86.9547 |
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ZIP code 35021 in Bessemer, Alabama serves a commercial district rather than a residential community. With zero household population but 19 business establishments employing 209 workers, this ZIP functions as a business address zone within the larger Bessemer area. The Bessemer post office maintains 299 PO Boxes and delivers to 178 business locations.
Mail delivery concentrates on a single address: 4th Avenue North. All 88 street delivery records list this location with UNIT designators, indicating a multi-tenant commercial building or business complex. This pattern, combined with the Flag_SingleBuildingLVR designation, suggests a Large Volume Receiver facility where multiple businesses share a common address.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery is available through Bessemer's standard ZIP code 35020, which encloses this point location. The PO Box classification reflects the original postal setup for this commercial facility, not current delivery limitations. Businesses and individuals in Bessemer can receive mail via either street addresses in ZIP 35020 or PO Boxes in ZIP 35021.
Single commercial address with multiple unit designators suggests a multi-tenant business facility.
ZIP Code 35021 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 17 business establishments, employing about 214 people with an annual payroll of $16,535,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,792Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 17Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,006,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $16,535,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 214Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35021 is located in Jefferson County, Alabama, within the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 13820) and Alabama's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,128,047 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35021. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Birmingham, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 13820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,128,047Source: Census |
| MSA: | Birmingham, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 10156.13 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0105980Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Bessemer city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35021 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.