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Hoover ZIP codes, Alabama

No ZIP code is named for Hoover, AL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 9 ZIP codes cover it: 35242, 35244, 35226, 35216, 35124 and 35022 and others. Its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
9 more
Population
92,642
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Hoover itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Birmingham (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Hoover in numbers

About 92,642 people live in Hoover, in 37,002 households, the 6th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $109,253 a year, 71% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,200 (96% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,457 a month. The median age is 38.4; 62.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population92,642Hoover92,642
Households37,002Hoover37,002
Median age38.4Hoover38.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$109,253Hoover$109,253Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$412,200Hoover$412,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,457Hoover$1,457Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.6%Hoover62.6%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.2 minHoover25.2 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,865 / sq miHoover1,865 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Hoover city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Hoover

These ZIP codes cover part of Hoover but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Hoover
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35022 Bessemer , AL Standard 23,126 $81,846 $258,900
35080 Helena , AL Standard 20,251 $118,344 $312,900
35124 Pelham , AL Standard 25,238 $99,726 $307,600
35211 Birmingham , AL Standard 24,924 $34,884 $96,200
35216 Birmingham , AL Standard 34,327 $74,525 $398,200
35226 Birmingham , AL Standard 38,588 $124,516 $411,000
35242 Birmingham , AL Standard 57,374 $117,047 $477,700
35243 Birmingham , AL Standard 18,176 $99,645 $538,400
35244 Birmingham , AL Standard 38,217 $113,450 $412,000

Map of Hoover ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Hoover, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Hoover

The nearest larger towns are Birmingham (198,173 people, 11 mi), Tuscaloosa (111,038 people, 43 mi) and Montgomery (197,494 people, 78 mi).

Towns near Hoover
TownPopulationDistance
Indian Springs Village 2,537 3.7 mi
Pelham 24,827 5.3 mi
Homewood 27,829 5.8 mi
Meadowbrook 9,117 6.2 mi
Vestavia Hills 38,616 7.3 mi
Helena 21,769 7.5 mi
Eagle Point 3,110 7.9 mi
Brook Highland 8,146 8.4 mi
Midfield 5,045 8.6 mi
Brighton 3,079 9.0 mi
Mountain Brook 22,029 9.1 mi
Bessemer 25,400 9.4 mi
Fairfield 9,728 9.4 mi
Highland Lakes 5,866 9.4 mi

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