PlainZIP

Chelsea, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chelsea, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,234. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHELSEA-AL · Chelsea, AL 1 ZIPs · 9,234 pop · #2075/25278 · Shelby County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $121,356
  • RANK-TOP #2075/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Helena
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,234
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $366,200

Nearest income peer: Helena, AL ( $3,012 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chelsea

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chelsea on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chelsea, AL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,234
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$121,356
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $121,356 and home value $366,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 46.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Alabama, Pike Road is the closest lower-income city and Allgood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chelsea.

Population concentration

Chelsea's single ZIP 35043 carries the town

Chelsea is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35043 is the entire residential footprint (9,234 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chelsea's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 284 establishments, 2,532 employees , annual payroll $107,944k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35043 (284 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (45) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chelsea, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chelsea. See the Shelby County roll-up →

No other city sharing Shelby County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chelsea. Birmingham, Alabaster and Pelham sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Vincent marks the far end of that range at $55,299, 54% below Chelsea.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35043 9,234 $121,356 284 78
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Chelsea roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chelsea, .