Zip Area Code

Bessemer, Alabama

Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County, has ZIP codes 35020, 35021, 35022 and 35023 and area code 205, with 659 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
35020, 35021, 35022, 35023
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
33.4360, -86.9837

ZIP codes in Bessemer

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
35020BessemerJefferson County205, 659
35021*BessemerJefferson County205, 659
35022BessemerJefferson County205, 659
35023BessemerJefferson County205, 659

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Bessemer

  • Area code 205

    In service since 1947. Shares its area with 659. Local calls are dialed with ten digits.

  • Area code 659

    In service since November 12, 2019. Shares its area with 205. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Bessemer is in the Central Time zone.

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