PlainZIP

Pell City, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pell City, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 20,653. 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 PELL-CITY-AL · Pell City, AL 2 ZIPs · 20,653 pop · #12415/25278 · St. Clair County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,941
  • RANK-MID #12415/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ashville
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,653
  • SPREAD-MOD 35125→35128
  • HOME-MID $215,250

Nearest income peer: Ashville, AL (+ $1,809 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 Pell City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pell City 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, Pell City, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,653
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,941
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 35125 (10,456 residents). Household income $71,941 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pell City as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Thorsby is the closest lower-income city and Newton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pell City.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Pell City differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Pell City: $59,891 in ZIP 35125 to $83,990 in 35128. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

35125 to 35128

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

35125 to 35128

Poverty-rate spread
8 points

35128 to 35125

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 35125 skews compact Pell City

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 35125 covers about 51% of Pell City's 20,653 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Pell City

Citywide ZBP: 525 establishments, 8,169 employees , annual payroll $386,335k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35125 (341 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (94) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Pell City, AL

These ZIP codes sit in St. Clair County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Pell City. See the St. Clair County roll-up →

Pell City sits in the lower half of St. Clair County on income: Odenville, Springville and Moody report more, Ragland and Riverside report less. Ragland marks the far end of that range at $43,738, 39% below Pell City.

Side-by-side: Compare 35125 vs 35128 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35125 10,456 $59,891 341 85
35128 10,197 $83,990 184 62
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Pell City 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 Pell City, .