ZIP Code 35242

35242 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Birmingham, Shelby County.

City: Birmingham
County: Shelby County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 352xx

Where this code sits

35242 is part of the 352xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Birmingham is served by 62 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Birmingham page.

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Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 35242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 35242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 35242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 35243	5.2 mi	Birmingham, AL
ZIP code 35216	5.4 mi	Birmingham, AL
ZIP code 35043	6.4 mi	Chelsea, AL
ZIP code 35124	7.1 mi	Pelham, AL
ZIP code 35244	7.2 mi	Birmingham, AL
ZIP code 35229	7.5 mi	Birmingham, AL
ZIP code 35226	7.6 mi	Birmingham, AL
ZIP code 35223	8.3 mi	Birmingham, AL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 35242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 35242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.