What city is 35071 in?

35071 is a Gardendale, AL mailing address. By land area, 38% lies inside Gardendale, 2% lies inside Kimberly and 1% lies inside Mount Olive; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 35071?

About 17,288 people (±623), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 17,162.

What is the median household income in 35071?

$82,074 (±$3,927), compared with $63,999 for Alabama as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 35071?

11 USPS carrier routes with 7,428 residential and 444 business mailboxes (7,871 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 35071?

The closest, measured center to center: 35117 (3.1 mi, Mount Olive), 35181 (5 mi), 35116 (5.3 mi, Morris), 35036 (5.4 mi, Brookside), 35119 (5.6 mi, Gardendale) and 35068 (6 mi, Fultondale).

35071 ZIP Code, Gardendale, AL

35071 is a ZIP code in Gardendale, Alabama in Jefferson County. It covers 58 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 35117, 35181 and 35116. 17,288 people live here in 6,865 households. With about 300 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (78%). Median household income is $82,074, above the Alabama median of $63,999.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Gardendale, AL
County: Jefferson County
Land area: 58 sq mi
Population: 17,288
Median household income: $82,074
Carrier routes: 11 (7,428 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	17,288
Households	6,865
Median household income	$82,074
Income per person	$43,223
Median age	39.5
Homeowners	77.5%
Median home value	$261,600
Median rent	$1,264
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%
Average commute (minutes)	25.4
Households with kids under 18	31.3%
Moved in the past year	12.5%
Below the poverty line	3.5%
Broadband internet	94.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.5%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.1%
$10–15K	0.9%
$15–25K	5.2%
$25–35K	6.4%
$35–50K	11.1%
$50–75K	20.1%
$75–100K	16.4%
$100–150K	16.1%
$150–200K	12.0%
$200K+	10.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	14.0%
10–19	13.2%
20–24	5.0%
25–34	9.2%
35–44	16.3%
45–54	11.5%
55–64	12.4%
65–74	10.1%
75+	8.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	47.9%
Owned outright	25.6%
Rented	20.8%
Vacant	5.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	75.4%
Townhome	2.4%
2–4 units	2.9%
5–19 units	13.3%
20+ units	2.5%
Mobile / other	3.6%

Businesses in 35071

433 business establishments with 5,300 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Health Care and Social Assistance: 79
Retail Trade: 66
Other Services (except Public Administration): 50
Finance and Insurance: 47
Construction: 45
Accommodation and Food Services: 44
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 28
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 20

EDDM carrier routes

35071 has 11 USPS carrier routes with 7,428 residential and 444 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 35071

35071 has 11 USPS carrier routes (11 rural (R)) with 7,428 residential and 444 business mailboxes. Routes range from 470 homes (R011) to 784 homes (R010); the median route has 678 homes. The Census counted 6,865 households in 35071 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	8
750–999	2
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R010 — USPS business mailboxes 121, 784 homes
Route R009 — USPS business mailboxes 84, 682 homes
Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 81, 681 homes
Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 62, 657 homes
Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 58, 784 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 35071

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	644	6	$69,562	—	—	—
R002	Rural	662	11	$85,309	—	—	—
R003	Rural	678	11	$95,161	—	—	—
R004	Rural	784	58	$68,390	—	—	—
R005	Rural	709	4	$57,533	—	—	—
R006	Rural	681	81	$57,712	—	—	—
R007	Rural	677	6	$57,712	—	—	—
R008	Rural	657	62	$58,588	—	—	—
R009	Rural	682	84	$58,588	—	—	—
R010	Rural	784	121	$85,309	—	—	—
R011	Rural	470	0	$103,484	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 35071 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

35117 — Mount Olive CDP, AL (3.1 mi)
35181 (5 mi)
35116 — Morris town, AL (5.3 mi)
35036 — Brookside town, AL (5.4 mi)
35119 — Gardendale city, AL (5.6 mi)
35068 — Fultondale city, AL (6 mi)
35091 — Kimberly city, AL (7 mi)
35217 — Tarrant city, AL (7.8 mi)

Areas that include 35071

Gardendale, AL ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Kimberly, AL ZIP codes — 3 ZIP codes
Morris, AL ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Jefferson County ZIP codes — 58 ZIP codes
Alabama ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 35071, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 35071 in?: 35071 is a Gardendale, AL mailing address. By land area, 38% lies inside Gardendale, 2% lies inside Kimberly and 1% lies inside Mount Olive; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 35071 in?: 35071 is in Jefferson County.
What is the population of 35071?: About 17,288 people (±623), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 17,162.
What is the median household income in 35071?: $82,074 (±$3,927), compared with $63,999 for Alabama as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 35071?: 11 USPS carrier routes with 7,428 residential and 444 business mailboxes (7,871 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 35071?: The closest, measured center to center: 35117 (3.1 mi, Mount Olive), 35181 (5 mi), 35116 (5.3 mi, Morris), 35036 (5.4 mi, Brookside), 35119 (5.6 mi, Gardendale) and 35068 (6 mi, Fultondale).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.