| City: | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| County: | Tuscaloosa County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:57:24 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 33.2043, -87.5270 |
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ZIP code 35403 is a point-location ZIP in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, contained entirely within the larger 35401 ZIP. It doesn't cover any geographic territory. Instead, it serves as a downtown commercial postal hub with 463 PO Boxes and 498 business delivery points.
All street-addressed mail for this ZIP goes to 22nd Avenue, the post office's location. With 1,367 employees working at 33 local business establishments, this ZIP serves the commercial core of Alabama's fifth-largest city. Tuscaloosa is home to the University of Alabama, though the university has its own separate ZIP codes.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents and businesses in the surrounding area can receive carrier-delivered mail through the enclosing 35401 ZIP. The 35403 ZIP exists specifically to serve those who want or need a downtown PO Box address in Tuscaloosa's business district.
22nd Avenue is the only street in this ZIP, serving as the post office address with UNIT designators for individual mailboxes.
ZIP Code 35403 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 33 business establishments, employing about 1,432 people with an annual payroll of $68,149,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 905Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 33Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $16,691,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $68,149,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,432Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35403 is located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, within the Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46220) and Alabama's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 275,217 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35403. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Tuscaloosa, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46220Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 275,217Source: Census |
| MSA: | Tuscaloosa, 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: | 0177256Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tuscaloosa city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35403 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 January 1, 2026.