| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Names to Avoid: | Bham, Blue Cross Shield |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:57:17 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.5208, -86.8027 |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, the state's largest health insurance provider, operates under dedicated ZIP code 35298 in Jefferson County. Founded in 1936 as Hospital Service Corporation, the nonprofit company changed its name to Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama in 1952 and adopted its current name in 1970. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation before 2004, with the Blue Cross Shield entity alias added in December 2013 to reflect the insurer's dedicated correspondence operations.
Headquartered at 450 Riverchase Parkway East in Birmingham, BCBSAL provides coverage to more than 3 million Alabamians and employs nearly 5,000 people, with approximately 3,500 based at the corporate headquarters. As a member of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, the company processes substantial volumes of claims, explanation of benefits statements, and member correspondence requiring dedicated mail handling. Located in Birmingham's Central City neighborhood, the single delivery code indicates a centralized mail operation. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial-only designation. Birmingham is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
ZIP Code 35298 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # 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: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35298 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 1,181,432 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35298. 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: | 1,181,432Source: 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 35298 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.