ZIP Code 35020
About Bessemer
Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024. It is within the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan statistical area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
25,308
population
$33,247
median household income
1,529
people / sq mi
$90,900
median home value
$856
median gross rent
40.7
median age
12,327
housing units
10,076
households
16.6
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 35020
- Bessemer Hall of History museum
Points of interest
- gas
- fast_food
Brands
- McDonald's (2)
- BP (1)
- Church's Chicken (1)
- KFC (1)
- Sunoco (1)
- Taco Bell (1)
- Valero (1)
- Wingstop (1)