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Tuscaloosa ZIP codes, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL has 9 ZIP codes, from 35401 to 35487, and area codes 205 and 659. The largest are 35405, 35401 and 35404.

USPS city name
9 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
8 more
Population
111,038
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

Mail addressed to Tuscaloosa uses the ZIP codes above. 8 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Tuscaloosa in numbers

About 111,038 people live in Tuscaloosa, in 42,257 households, the 5th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $51,464 a year, 20% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $255,500 (22% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,055 a month. The median age is 27.2; 39.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 20 minutes.

Population111,038Tuscaloosa111,038
Households42,257Tuscaloosa42,257
Median age27.2Tuscaloosa27.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,464Tuscaloosa$51,464Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$255,500Tuscaloosa$255,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,055Tuscaloosa$1,055Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%Tuscaloosa39.4%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.6 minTuscaloosa19.6 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,776 / sq miTuscaloosa1,776 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Tuscaloosa

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Tuscaloosa
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35405 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 49,420 $62,301 $234,000
35401 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 43,459 $29,152 $144,500
35404 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 22,445 $48,932 $197,500
35406 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 18,904 $119,250 $481,600
35402 Tuscaloosa , AL No street area — — —
35403 Tuscaloosa , AL No street area — — —
35407 Tuscaloosa , AL No street area — — —
35486 Tuscaloosa , AL No street area — — —
35487 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 1,950 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Tuscaloosa

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

ZIP codes overlapping Tuscaloosa
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35444 Brookwood , AL Standard 4,216 $69,207 $181,500
35452 Coker , AL Standard 4,195 $70,962 $187,300
35453 Cottondale , AL Standard 12,620 $68,533 $209,900
35456 Duncanville , AL Standard 3,745 $56,574 $202,300
35473 Northport , AL Standard 18,198 $69,657 $272,800
35475 Northport , AL Standard 20,745 $108,559 $334,000
35476 Northport , AL Standard 8,521 $61,154 $221,400
35490 Vance , AL Standard 4,457 $87,813 $199,200

Map of Tuscaloosa ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Tuscaloosa, 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 Tuscaloosa

The nearest larger towns are Birmingham (198,173 people, 47 mi) and Montgomery (197,494 people, 95 mi).

Towns near Tuscaloosa
TownPopulationDistance
Holt 3,629 2.6 mi
Northport 31,218 4.2 mi
Cottondale 2,632 5.1 mi
Coaling 2,573 11.2 mi
Brookwood 2,706 11.4 mi
Moundville 3,754 17.4 mi
Lake View 4,063 23.2 mi
Brent 4,010 28.7 mi
McCalla 13,253 29.4 mi
Centreville 2,741 29.8 mi

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