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Information on Birmingham, Jefferson County

MapLocation markerWelcome to our dedicated page for Birmingham, located in the state of Alabama, Jefferson County. Here, you will find detailed information about this city, including its geographical location, population data, administrative services, and local resources.

This page provides essential details such as the city hall's contact information, including its address, office hours, and ways to reach out via phone or email, making it easier for you to access city-related services. Additionally, we offer useful insights into key local services, including hospitals, schools, parks, and other points of interest in Birmingham, Jefferson County.

You can also explore up-to-date demographic statistics, learn about the city's history and unique features, and find answers to frequently asked questions regarding services and procedures.


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Birmingham city HALL, Jefferson County

Birmingham city Hall's addressNot available
Phone number of Birmingham city HallNot available
Birmingham, AL emailNot available
Birmingham official websitebirminghamal.gov/
Mayor of BirminghamRandall Woodfin
Political partyDemocratic
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Common questions about Birmingham

What county is Birmingham AL in?

Birmingham, AL is located in Jefferson County

Where is Birmingham, Alabama ?

Birmingham is located in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the north-central part of the United States. Situated in Alabama, it lies approximately 147 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia, and is considered part of the Deep South. It is near the Appalachian Mountains' southern end and is Alabama's most populous city.

What is the cost of living in Birmingham AL ?

The cost of living in Birmingham, Alabama (Jefferson County) is relatively affordable. Housing averages around $250,000, while monthly transportation costs are about $120. Grocery prices are slightly below the national average, with families spending around $400 monthly. Overall, Birmingham offers a budget-friendly lifestyle compared to many other cities.

Birmingham building department, AL

If you're planning a construction project or significant renovation in Birmingham, AL, securing the necessary permits is a crucial step in ensuring compliance with local regulations. In Birmingham, requests for construction-related permits are processed by the city's Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits. To get started, you can visit their office in person or explore their resources online. It's also a good idea to contact the department directly to obtain detailed information regarding fees and processing times, as these can vary depending on the specifics of your project and the current demand on the city's services. Taking these steps early in your planning process can help avoid potential delays and ensure your project stays on track.
OfficeDepartment of Planning, Engineering and Permits
CityBirmingham
StateAlabama
Address710 20th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone205-254-2211
Websitehttps://www.birminghamal.gov/government/city-departments/pep/permitting-inspection-division/permitting

Demography of Birmingham

Name of Birmingham inhabitants (demonym)Not available
DateCurrent valueClassed by Region/Country
Population200 733 inhabitants (2020)2 / 121
Population density in BirminghamNot available

Birmingham (AL) statistics

Birmingham AL Median household income$39,880
Birmingham AL Poverty rate25.9%
Birmingham AL Unemployment rate4.9%
Birmingham AL Educational attainment86.3%

Air quality

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List of Passport Facilities in Birmingham, AL

Where to apply for a passport in Birmingham, AL? There are 11 passport offices in Birmingham, try one of these:
Name Street Phone number
AVONDALE REGIONAL LIBRARY509 SOUTH 40TH ST2052264000
BIRMINGHAM MAIN POST OFFICE351 24TH ST N2055217990
BIRMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY- CENTRAL2100 PARK PLACE2052263601
CENTER POINT POST OFFICE2365 1ST ST NE2058562303
CRESTLINE POST OFFICE3900 MONTCLAIR RD2058700184
FIVE POINTS WEST REGIONAL LIBRARY4812 AVE W2052264013
HOOVER STATION1809 RIVERCHASE DRIVE2059824861
NORTH BIRMINGHAM REGIONAL LIBRARY2501 31ST AVENUE N2052264025
SPRINGVILLE ROAD PUBLIC LIBRARY1224 OLD SPRINGVILLE ROAD2052264083
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM1201 UNIVERSITY BLVD2059756357
VESTAVIA HILLS POST OFFICE745 MONTGOMERY HWY2059794123

Top 3 most popular banks in Birmingham

There are 127 bank branches in Birmingham.
Regions Bank is the most popular bank in Birmingham with 32 branch offices, followed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association with 18 branch offices and then Compass Bank with 15 branch offices.

Find below all bank branches in Birmingham:

Bank's name Number of branch offices Service Type
Regions Bank32Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association18Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Compass Bank15Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
PNC Bank, National Association8Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
BancorpSouth Bank5Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Cadence Bank, N.A.5Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Synovus Bank5Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Bryant Bank3Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Trustmark National Bank3Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Renasant Bank3Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Iberiabank3Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Woodforest National Bank2Full Service Retail Office
Valley National Bank2Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Progress Bank and Trust2Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Peoples Bank of Alabama2Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
FirstBank2Limited Service Loan Production Office
CenterState Bank, National Association2Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Branch Banking and Trust Company2Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Oakworth Capital Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
PrimeSouth Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
First US Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
EvaBank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
CommerceOne Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Robertson Banking Company1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
ServisFirst Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Southern States Bank1Full Service Retail Office
SouthPoint Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Citizens Trust Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association1Limited Service Trust Office
Beal Bank, SSB1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office
Alamerica Bank1Full Service Brick and Mortar Office


Birmingham administrative numbers

Birmingham city code0107000
Birmingham town phone area code205
Birmingham city postcode35201, 35224, 35226, 35228, 35229, 35231, 35238, 35242, 35244, 35246, 35249, 35253, 35255, 35259, 35

Toponymy and translation of Birmingham

Arabic: برمنغهام، ألاباماBelarusian: Горад БірмінгемBulgarian: Бирмингам
Standard Tibetan: རྦིར་མིང་ཧམ།Greek: ΜπέρμιγχαμPersian: برمینگهم
Hebrew: ברמינגהאםJapanese: バーミングハムGeorgian: ბირმინგემი
Korean: 버밍햄Lithuanian: BirmingamasLatvian: Birmingema
Macedonian: БирмингемMarathi: बर्मिंगहॅम, अलाबामाNorwegian Nynorsk: Birmingham i Alabama
Russian: БирмингемSerbian: БермингхамTamil: பர்மிங்காம் (அலபாமா)
Ukrainian: БірмінгемChinese: 伯明翰 

Transportation modes in Birmingham

Airport
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport 4.5 miles
St. Clair County Airport 32.4 miles
Talladega Municipal Airport 43.9 miles

Birmingham territory

Birmingham areaNot available
Birmingham altitude597 Altitude feet
Geographical coordinatesLatitude: 33.5175
Longitude: -86.8094
Latitude: 33° 31' 3'' North
Longitude: 86° 48' 34'' West
Time zone
UTC -6:00 (America/Chicago)
Summer time : UTC -5:00
Winter time : UTC -6:00
Local time
Namesake of Birmingham
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Natural parksBirmingham isn't part of a natural park

What is Birmingham close to?

Nearby cities include: Mountain Brook, Homewood, Tarrant and Vestavia Hills
BrooksideTarrantTarrant
FairfieldNeighbouring townsMountain Brook
FairfieldMountain BrookMountain Brook
Mountain Brook 4.3 milesHomewood 4.8 milesTarrant 5 miles
Vestavia Hills 6 milesFultondale 6.2 milesIrondale 6.8 miles
Fairfield 8 milesMidfield 8.9 milesGardendale 9.6 miles
Brookside 9.7 milesCenter Point 10.2 milesLipscomb 10.3 miles
Mulga 10.4 milesHoover 10.4 milesBrighton 10.6 miles
Pleasant Grove 10.8 milesCardiff 11.4 milesAdamsville 11.7 miles
Indian Springs Village 11.8 milesMaytown 11.9 milesPinson 12.8 miles

Distance between Birmingham and other main cities and towns

New York City : 863 milesLos Angeles : 1801 milesChicago : 580 miles
Houston : 568 milesPhoenix : 1454 milesPhiladelphia : 783 miles
San Antonio : 745 milesSan Diego : 1753 milesDallas : 581 miles
San Jose : 1984 milesFort Worth : 612 milesAustin : 680 miles
Jacksonville : 374 miles closestColumbus : 553 milesIndianapolis : 434 miles
Distances are calculated as the crow flies

Elementary schools in Birmingham

Avondale Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 560

Barrett Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 425

Bush Hills Academy

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 453

Bush K8

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 277

Center Point Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 2
Students : 675

Central Park Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 540

Chalkville Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 1282

Charles A Brown Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 422

Christian School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 638

Crumly Chapel Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 374

Engle Day Treatment

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 1, Highest grade : 7

Epic School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 421

Family Court Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8

Glen Iris Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 835

Grantswood Community Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 2
Students : 363

Gresham Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 403

Hayes K8

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 953

Hemphill Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 511

Hillview Elementary School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 324

Homebound Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 6

Hudson KEight School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 717

Huffman Academy

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 809

Inglenook School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 414

Inverness Elementary School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 3
Students : 609

Martha Gaskins K5

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 557

Minor Community School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 414

Minor Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 443

Mt Laurel Elementary School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 599

Oak Mountain Elementary School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 3
Students : 719

Oak Mountain Intermediate School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : 4, Highest grade : 5
Students : 692

Oliver K5 School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 444

Oxmoor K5

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 548

Phillips Academy

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 732

Princeton School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 257

Robinson Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 415

South Hampton K8

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 537

Sun Valley Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 588

Tarrant Elementary School

District of Tarrant City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 2
Students : 338

Tarrant Intermediate School

District of Tarrant City
Lowest grade : 3, Highest grade : 6
Students : 360

Tuggle Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 555

Washington Elementary School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 634

West End Academy

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 5
Students : 629

Wylam K8

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 437

Middle schools in Birmingham

Arrington Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 336

City Elementary

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 8

Green Acres Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 313

Huffman Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 387

Jones Valley Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 369

Oak Mountain Middle School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 1115

Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 327

Smith Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 443

WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 285

Wilkerson Middle School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 314

High schools in Birmingham

Family Court High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 17

George Washington Carver High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 808

Homebound High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12

Huffman High SchoolMagnet

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1410

JacksonOlin High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 12
Students : 890

Oak Mountain High School

District of Shelby County
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1558

Parker High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 768

Ramsay High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 799

Tarrant High School

District of Tarrant City
Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12
Students : 472

Wenonah High School

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 766

Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 806

Alternative schools in Birmingham

Adolescent Day Treatment

District of Birmingham City
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12

Fultondale High School

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 12
Students : 609

Jefferson County Counseling Learning CenterEast

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12

Spain Rehab

District of Jefferson County
Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12

Private schools in Birmingham

Advent Episcopal Day School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 308

Alabama Waldorf School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 124

Allan Cott School

Lowest grade : 2, Highest grade : 12
Students : 70

Arlington School

Lowest grade : 8, Highest grade : 12
Students : 23

Briarwood Christian School

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 1830

Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 3
Students : 132

Central Park Christian Schools

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 183

Cornerstone Schools Of Alabama

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 445

Creative Montessori School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 219

Ephesus Academy

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 9
Students : 162

Forestdale Baptist

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 99

Glen Iris Baptist School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 11
Students : 90

Hilltop Montessori School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 189

Holy Family Catholic Academy

Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 50

Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 255

Integrity Christian Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 6
Students : 72

Islamic Academy Of Alabama

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 224

John Carroll Catholic High School

Lowest grade : 9, Highest grade : 12
Students : 588

Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 194

Maranathan Academy

Lowest grade : 7, Highest grade : 12
Students : 22

McElwain Christian Academy

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 32

Metropolitian School Of Talent And The Arts

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 5
Students : 10

NE Miles Jewish Day School

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 68

Our Lady Of Fatima Catholic School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 123

Our Lady Of Lourdes Kindergarten

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : K
Students : 76

Our Lady Of Sorrows

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 379

Primrose School At Meadowbrook

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : K
Students : 50

Rushton School

Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 11
Students : 12

Spring Valley School

Lowest grade : 2, Highest grade : 12
Students : 62

St Barnabas Regional School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 170

St Francis Xavier School

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 8
Students : 202

St Mark United Methodist Kindergarten

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : K
Students : 89

St Rose Of Lima School

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 8
Students : 208

Stonecreek Montessori Academy

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 75

The Altamont School

Lowest grade : 5, Highest grade : 12
Students : 367

The American Academy For Young Professionals

Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 12
Students : 7

Uab Engel Therapeutic School And Day Treatment

Lowest grade : PK, Highest grade : 12
Students : 17

Westminster School At Oak Mountain

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 548

Winewood Christian School

Lowest grade : K, Highest grade : 12
Students : 9