| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Names to Avoid: | Bham, S S Payment Ctr |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:46:13 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.5176, -86.8198 |
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The Birmingham Social Security Center operates under dedicated ZIP code 35285 in Jefferson County, Alabama. This federal payment processing center handles Social Security Administration correspondence for the Birmingham region. Located on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard in the Fountain Heights neighborhood within Birmingham's Northside district, the facility serves as a hub for benefits processing and customer service.
This unique postal designation has served the Social Security Administration for over two decades. Postal records identify 2 delivery codes routing to the Birmingham Social Security Center. Census Business Patterns show 3 establishments with 22 employees associated with this ZIP. The entity alias "S S Payment Center" in USPS records references the facility's payment processing function. Birmingham is the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 22 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 35285 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 10 people with an annual payroll of $665,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $164,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $665,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 10Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35285 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 35285. 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 35285 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.