| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| City Alias: | Homewood, Mountain Brk, Mountain Brook |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:46:08 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.5208, -86.8027 |
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ZIP code 35259 isn't a town or neighborhood. It's a commercial PO Box ZIP serving businesses in Birmingham, Alabama. The entire ZIP consists of a single address: 18th Street South in the city's Southside district.
This point-only ZIP has no residential population and no defined territory. It sits within the boundaries of ZIP 35209 and functions as a Large Volume Receiver for business mail. With 233 businesses receiving mail here and 157 PO Boxes, it's a commercial mail hub rather than a community post office.
Three city names work for mail addressed here: Birmingham (the primary), Homewood, and Mountain Brook. All three are valid because the location sits near where these municipalities meet. The 18th Street South corridor runs through Birmingham's medical and business district, home to offices, clinics, and professional services.
Mail delivery uses a single city carrier route for the street address units and PO Box service for businesses that prefer box numbers. There's no rural delivery, no highway contract routes, and no general delivery. It's a straightforward urban commercial setup.
The entire ZIP uses one street address with unit designators for different businesses.
ZIP Code 35259 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 19 people with an annual payroll of $367,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 380Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $79,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $367,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 19Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35259 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 35259. 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: | 0107000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Birmingham city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35259 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.