Which ZIP code in Birmingham has the highest median household income?

35223 (Birmingham), at $168,278 (±$14,203), among 31 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Birmingham, AL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Birmingham, AL with the highest median household income, out of 31 with at least 1,000 residents. 35223 (Birmingham, $168,278), 35213 (Birmingham, $159,824) and 35226 (Birmingham, $124,516) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Birmingham; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Birmingham

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	35223	Birmingham	$168,278 ±$14,203	10,666	4,308	4,881
2	35213	Birmingham	$159,824 ±$24,310	15,603	6,621	6,827
3	35226	Birmingham	$124,516 ±$12,056	38,588	14,435	15,458
4	35242	Birmingham	$117,047 ±$6,535	57,374	23,978	26,130
5	35244	Birmingham	$113,450 ±$6,705	38,217	15,272	17,019
6	35243	Birmingham	$99,645 ±$10,715	18,176	8,825	11,305
7	35222	Birmingham	$84,066 ±$16,770	8,361	3,948	4,480
8	35094	Leeds	$74,625 ±$7,818	14,854	5,726	7,003
9	35216	Birmingham	$74,525 ±$5,629	34,327	14,373	16,769
10	35068	Fultondale	$73,750 ±$14,687	8,378	3,702	3,921
11	35210	Birmingham	$73,061 ±$3,701	13,775	5,977	6,904
12	35209	Birmingham	$71,439 ±$8,567	32,734	13,175	13,774
13	35061	Dolomite	$69,432 ±$21,090	1,554	448	496
14	35235	Birmingham	$63,295 ±$6,988	20,526	8,297	8,488
15	35233	Birmingham	$60,336 ±$13,415	3,570	2,585	2,605
16	35214	Birmingham	$56,383 ±$5,349	17,027	7,131	7,804
17	35215	Birmingham	$52,793 ±$4,850	43,903	17,045	18,960
18	35205	Birmingham	$51,158 ±$3,134	18,858	9,926	11,075
19	35228	Birmingham	$50,815 ±$10,451	10,216	3,969	3,874
20	35203	Birmingham	$47,434 ±$12,515	3,506	1,768	1,987
21	35224	Birmingham	$42,639 ±$15,292	4,739	1,854	2,268
22	35206	Birmingham	$42,549 ±$5,152	15,621	6,441	7,006
23	35217	Birmingham	$40,486 ±$4,097	12,240	5,206	5,246
24	35208	Birmingham	$38,561 ±$9,385	13,412	5,659	5,579
25	35212	Birmingham	$36,633 ±$6,622	10,160	4,520	4,882

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 31 of 34 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 64,614 households, on 127 carrier routes with 70,315 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Birmingham has the highest median household income?: 35223 (Birmingham), at $168,278 (±$14,203), among 31 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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