| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| City Alias: | Mountain Brk, Mountain Brook |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:46:05 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.5208, -86.8027 |
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ZIP code 35253 serves a portion of Birmingham's postal infrastructure through PO Box service in Jefferson County, Alabama. The facility maintains 148 PO Boxes for customers who prefer or require box-based mail delivery rather than street addresses. This ZIP operates alongside standard delivery ZIP codes in the Birmingham area, offering an alternative mailing address option primarily in the Mountain Brook vicinity.
While classified as a PO Box-only ZIP in postal records, nearly all customers here have access to street delivery through neighboring ZIP codes. The facility handles mail for 210 businesses alongside residential boxes. The post office is located near Culver Road, which is the primary street reference within this ZIP's delivery zone. Most residents using this ZIP maintain boxes out of preference rather than necessity, as the surrounding Mountain Brook and Birmingham areas have comprehensive carrier route coverage.
Only Culver Road appears in this ZIP's delivery records, serving as the geographic reference point for the PO Box facility. The single-street pattern is typical for PO Box-only ZIPs that exist within larger urban delivery areas.
ZIP Code 35253 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 12 business establishments, employing about 98 people with an annual payroll of $3,532,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 357Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 12Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $885,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,532,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 98Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35253 is located in Jefferson County, Alabama, within the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 13820) and Alabama's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,128,047 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35253. 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: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4170.78 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0107000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Birmingham city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35253 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 February 1, 2026.