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Pelham ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Pelham, AL is 35124, and its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
5 more
Population
24,827
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Pelham itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Chelsea (4.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Pelham uses the ZIP code above. 5 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Pelham in numbers

About 24,827 people live in Pelham, in 9,498 households, the 25th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $101,094 a year, 58% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,800 (43% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,577 a month. The median age is 40.0; 47.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population24,827Pelham24,827
Households9,498Pelham9,498
Median age40.0Pelham40.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$101,094Pelham$101,094Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$299,800Pelham$299,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,577Pelham$1,577Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%Pelham47.2%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.6 minPelham28.6 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density640 / sq miPelham640 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Pelham

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Pelham
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35124 Pelham , AL Standard 25,238 $99,726 $307,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Pelham

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

ZIP codes overlapping Pelham
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35007 Alabaster , AL Standard 28,586 $88,505 $245,500
35043 Chelsea , AL Standard 15,837 $121,356 $366,200
35080 Helena , AL Standard 20,251 $118,344 $312,900
35242 Birmingham , AL Standard 57,374 $117,047 $477,700
35244 Birmingham , AL Standard 38,217 $113,450 $412,000

Map of Pelham ZIP codes

35124

The ZIP codes of Pelham, 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 Pelham

The nearest larger towns are Hoover (92,642 people, 5.3 mi), Alabaster (33,917 people, 8.8 mi) and Vestavia Hills (38,616 people, 9.7 mi).

Towns near Pelham
TownPopulationDistance
Indian Springs Village 2,537 2.7 mi
Hoover 92,642 5.3 mi
Meadowbrook 9,117 5.5 mi
Chelsea 16,260 6.2 mi
Eagle Point 3,110 6.6 mi
Highland Lakes 5,866 7.6 mi
Helena 21,769 8.3 mi
Brook Highland 8,146 8.7 mi
Alabaster 33,917 8.8 mi
Vestavia Hills 38,616 9.7 mi
Homewood 27,829 10.2 mi
Columbiana 4,725 11.6 mi
Mountain Brook 22,029 11.7 mi
Bessemer 25,400 13.7 mi

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