PlainZIP

Pelham, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pelham, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 23,020. 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 PELHAM-AL · Pelham, AL 1 ZIPs · 23,020 pop · #4500/25278 · Shelby County

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

  • INC-HIGH $99,726
  • RANK-TOP #4500/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wilsonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 23,020
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $307,600

Nearest income peer: Wilsonville, AL (+ $2,889 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 Pelham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pelham 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, Pelham, AL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
23,020
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,726
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 $99,726 and home value $307,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 49.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pelham as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Wetumpka is the closest lower-income city and Satsuma the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pelham.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 35124, is all of Pelham

There is no split to weigh here: 35124 holds every one of Pelham's 23,020 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Pelham's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,081 establishments, 15,958 employees , annual payroll $939,413k (~47 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35124 (1,081 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (178) · also Construction · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Pelham, AL

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

Pelham sits in the upper half of Shelby County on income: Alabaster, Calera and Leeds report less, while Birmingham, Helena and Chelsea report more. Vincent marks the far end of that range at $55,299, 45% below Pelham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35124 23,020 $99,726 1,081 214
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Pelham 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 Pelham, .