City ZIP codes · Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL ZIP Codes
9 ZIP codes use the postal name Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 5 residential and 4 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $48,932 in 35404 to $119,250 in 35406, 2.4 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Tuscaloosa's most populous ZIP code is 35405, with 49,420 people (ACS 2020-2024); 23% of its land is in the city of Tuscaloosa.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- GeoNames2026
Where are Tuscaloosa's ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
How different are Tuscaloosa's ZIP codes?
The highest median household income is in 35406 ($119,250), the lowest in 35404 ($48,932). Home values run from $144,500 in 35401 to $481,600 in 35406.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).
All 5 residential ZIP codes of Tuscaloosa
| County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35405 | Tuscaloosa County | 49,420 | 934 | $62k | $234k |
| 35401 | Tuscaloosa County | 43,459 | 1,084 | $29k | $145k |
| 35404 | Tuscaloosa County | 22,445 | 1,348 | $49k | $198k |
| 35406 | Tuscaloosa County | 18,904 | 234 | $119k | $482k |
| 35487 | Tuscaloosa County | 1,950 | 16,116 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Tuscaloosa
4 ZIP codes named Tuscaloosa have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.
| ZIP | County |
|---|---|
| 35402 | Tuscaloosa County |
| 35403 | Tuscaloosa County |
| 35407 | Tuscaloosa County |
| 35486 | Tuscaloosa County |
Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.
Which counties do Tuscaloosa's ZIP codes reach?
Tuscaloosa's residential ZIP codes lie in Tuscaloosa County.
Which places do Tuscaloosa's ZIP codes cover?
A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Tuscaloosa's residential ZIP codes cover Tuscaloosa itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:
- Holt census-designated 35404
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).
Which first three digits do Tuscaloosa's ZIP codes use?
The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Tuscaloosa starts with 354.
| Prefix | Sectional center | Here | All codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 354 | Birmingham, AL (SCF 350) | 9 | 45 |
Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.