Tuscaloosa

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Alabama

Tuscaloosa is a mid-size county in Alabama with 18 ZIP codes, 198,640 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tuscaloosa, AL sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 43%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
198,640
combined ZIP population
18
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,013
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Tuscaloosa lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 01125, 18 ZIPs, combined population 198,640). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income across 18 ZIPs means the county average is a compromise. Sort by population, save the largest urban ZIP and one sparse code, then compare - that pair usually shows whether density or income is doing the work inside Tuscaloosa.

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18

Total ZIPs

198,640

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Tuscaloosa

Side-by-side: Compare 35401 vs 35405 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
35401 Tuscaloosa 39,878 325
35405 Tuscaloosa 37,661 306
35404 Tuscaloosa 21,251 489
35111 Mc Calla 16,140 97
35473 Northport 14,909 230
35475 Northport 14,507 26
35406 Tuscaloosa 13,864 63
35453 Cottondale 11,127 46
35476 Northport 8,106 570
35452 Coker 3,880 29
35490 Vance 3,857 22
35456 Duncanville 3,759 17
35444 Brookwood 3,699 10
35446 Buhl 2,234 14
35463 Fosters 1,749 11
35480 Ralph 1,343 8
35458 Elrod 594 9
35457 Echola 82 5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Tuscaloosa?

Tuscaloosa has a total population of 198,640 across 18 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Tuscaloosa?

Tuscaloosa includes 18 ZIP codes: 35401, 35405, 35404, 35111, 35473, 35475, 35406, 35453, 35476, 35452, and more.

Tuscaloosa's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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