| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Names to Avoid: | Bham, Univ Of Alabama Bir |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:46:18 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.5208, -86.8027 |
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham operates under dedicated ZIP code 35294 in Jefferson County, Alabama. UAB traces its roots to the 1859 founding of the Medical College of Alabama and became an independent institution within the University of Alabama System in 1969. Today UAB is classified as an R1 research university and has grown to become Alabama's largest employer with over 27,000 faculty and staff. The university offers 140 programs across 12 academic divisions.
This unique postal designation has served UAB for over two decades. Located in Birmingham's Five Points South neighborhood within the Southside district, the ZIP serves university mail operations. Postal records identify 6 delivery codes routing to UAB facilities on 2nd and 3rd Streets, including the main university building and contract postal stations. Census Business Patterns show 15 establishments with 225 employees. Birmingham is the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 15 |
| Employment: | 225 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 35294 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 16 business establishments, employing about 243 people with an annual payroll of $5,707,000.
| # 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: | 16Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,406,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,707,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 243Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35294 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 35294. 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 35294 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.