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2026 Rankings

Birmingham Home Safety Rankings - 176 ZIPs

Name: Birmingham Home Safety Rankings - 176 ZIPs
Creator: ZipCheckup
Published: 2026-10-18
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Birmingham (Alabama) includes 176 tracked ZIP codes and 81 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (68/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	36	62%
C	20	34%
D	2	3%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	35143	Shelby	83	B
2	35244	Birmingham	80	B
3	35005	Adamsville	74	B
4	35068	Fultondale	74	B
5	35071	Gardendale	74	B
6	35073	Graysville	74	B
7	35091	Kimberly	74	B
8	35116	Morris	74	B
9	35203	Birmingham	74	B
10	35204	Birmingham	74	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	35111	Mc Calla	47	D	59 violations
2	35023	Bessemer	51	D	Lead above EPA action level
3	35147	Sterrett	55	C	34 violations
4	35022	Bessemer	55	C	7 violations
5	35020	Bessemer	55	C	7 violations
6	35178	Vincent	56	C	31 violations
7	35173	Trussville	56	C	4 violations
8	35078	Harpersville	56	C	31 violations
9	35213	Birmingham	57	C	3 violation(s)
10	35210	Birmingham	57	C	3 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	210	85
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	200	85
Stage 1 DBP Rule	114	83
Stage 2 DBP Rule	33	23
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	25	24
Lead and Copper Rule	16	12
Glyphosate	11	11
Chlorite	11	11

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0029 mg/L (below EPA action level)
4 of 115 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
11% of housing built before 1950
31% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Birmingham, AL — 63 ZIP codes
Bessemer, AL — 4 ZIP codes
Cullman, AL — 4 ZIP codes
Alexander City, AL — 2 ZIP codes
Clanton, AL — 2 ZIP codes
Pell City, AL — 2 ZIP codes
Sylacauga, AL — 2 ZIP codes
Talladega, AL — 2 ZIP codes
Moody, AL — 1 ZIP code
Adamsville, AL — 1 ZIP code
Adger, AL — 1 ZIP code
Alabaster, AL — 1 ZIP code
Allgood, AL — 1 ZIP code
Alpine, AL — 1 ZIP code
Alton, AL — 1 ZIP code
Arab, AL — 1 ZIP code
Baileyton, AL — 1 ZIP code
Blountsville, AL — 1 ZIP code
Bon Air, AL — 1 ZIP code
Bremen, AL — 1 ZIP code
Brent, AL — 1 ZIP code
Brierfield, AL — 1 ZIP code
Brookside, AL — 1 ZIP code
Burnwell, AL — 1 ZIP code
Calera, AL — 1 ZIP code
Centreville, AL — 1 ZIP code
Chelsea, AL — 1 ZIP code
Childersburg, AL — 1 ZIP code
Clay, AL — 1 ZIP code
Cleveland, AL — 1 ZIP code

...and 73 more cities

All 176 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	35143	Shelby	83	B	1
2	35244	Birmingham	80	B	28
3	35005	Adamsville	74	B	3
4	35068	Fultondale	74	B	3
5	35071	Gardendale	74	B	3
6	35073	Graysville	74	B	3
7	35091	Kimberly	74	B	3
8	35116	Morris	74	B	3
9	35203	Birmingham	74	B	3
10	35204	Birmingham	74	B	3
11	35205	Birmingham	74	B	3
12	35206	Birmingham	74	B	3
13	35207	Birmingham	74	B	3
14	35209	Birmingham	74	B	3
15	35212	Birmingham	74	B	3
16	35215	Birmingham	74	B	3
17	35216	Birmingham	74	B	3
18	35217	Birmingham	74	B	3
19	35218	Birmingham	74	B	3
20	35222	Birmingham	74	B	3
21	35223	Birmingham	74	B	3
22	35224	Birmingham	74	B	3
23	35233	Birmingham	74	B	3
24	35234	Birmingham	74	B	3
25	35235	Birmingham	74	B	3
26	35243	Birmingham	74	B	3
27	35180	Warrior	72	B	8
28	35061	Dolomite	71	B	7
29	35064	Fairfield	71	B	7
30	35118	Mulga	71	B	7
31	35127	Pleasant Grove	71	B	7
32	35208	Birmingham	71	B	7
33	35211	Birmingham	71	B	7
34	35221	Birmingham	71	B	7
35	35226	Birmingham	71	B	7
36	35228	Birmingham	71	B	7
37	35126	Pinson	69	C	13
38	35186	Wilsonville	67	C	1
39	35043	Chelsea	66	C	26
40	35114	Maylene	66	C	4
41	35176	Vandiver	65	C	3
42	35242	Birmingham	65	C	24
43	35080	Helena	64	C	28
44	35124	Pelham	64	C	28
45	35051	Columbiana	63	C	35
46	35007	Alabaster	60	C	35
47	35040	Calera	60	C	14
48	35115	Montevallo	60	C	15
49	35210	Birmingham	57	C	3
50	35213	Birmingham	57	C	3
51	35078	Harpersville	56	C	31
52	35173	Trussville	56	C	4
53	35178	Vincent	56	C	31
54	35020	Bessemer	55	C	7
55	35022	Bessemer	55	C	7
56	35147	Sterrett	55	C	34
57	35023	Bessemer	51	D	12
58	35111	Mc Calla	47	D	59
59	35004	Moody	—	—	6
60	35006	Adger	—	—	—
61	35010	Alexander City	—	—	11
62	35013	Allgood	—	—	—
63	35014	Alpine	—	—	2
64	35016	Arab	—	—	6
65	35019	Baileyton	—	—	8
66	35031	Blountsville	—	—	5
67	35032	Bon Air	—	—	—
68	35033	Bremen	—	—	0
69	35034	Brent	—	—	1
70	35035	Brierfield	—	—	2
71	35036	Brookside	—	—	—
72	35042	Centreville	—	—	1
73	35044	Childersburg	—	—	0
74	35045	Clanton	—	—	3
75	35046	Clanton	—	—	0
76	35049	Cleveland	—	—	4
77	35052	Cook Springs	—	—	—
78	35053	Crane Hill	—	—	0
79	35054	Cropwell	—	—	0
80	35055	Cullman	—	—	15
81	35057	Cullman	—	—	18
82	35058	Cullman	—	—	13
83	35060	Docena	—	—	—
84	35062	Dora	—	—	22
85	35063	Empire	—	—	8
86	35070	Garden City	—	—	—
87	35072	Goodwater	—	—	13
88	35074	Green Pond	—	—	—
89	35077	Hanceville	—	—	20
90	35079	Hayden	—	—	9
91	35083	Holly Pond	—	—	1
92	35085	Jemison	—	—	10
93	35087	Joppa	—	—	2
94	35089	Kellyton	—	—	13
95	35094	Leeds	—	—	5
96	35096	Lincoln	—	—	4
97	35097	Locust Fork	—	—	3
98	35098	Logan	—	—	0
99	35112	Margaret	—	—	1
100	35117	Mount Olive	—	—	3
101	35120	Odenville	—	—	6
102	35121	Oneonta	—	—	4
103	35125	Pell City	—	—	6
104	35128	Pell City	—	—	4
105	35130	Quinton	—	—	23
106	35131	Ragland	—	—	0
107	35133	Remlap	—	—	15
108	35135	Riverside	—	—	0
109	35136	Rockford	—	—	0
110	35146	Springville	—	—	13
111	35148	Sumiton	—	—	18
112	35150	Sylacauga	—	—	0
113	35151	Sylacauga	—	—	0
114	35160	Talladega	—	—	13
115	35171	Thorsby	—	—	3
116	35172	Trafford	—	—	3
117	35175	Union Grove	—	—	4
118	35179	Vinemont	—	—	13
119	35181	Watson	—	—	—
120	35183	Weogufka	—	—	—
121	35184	West Blocton	—	—	55
122	35188	Woodstock	—	—	57
123	35214	Birmingham	—	—	3
124	35229	Birmingham	—	—	3
125	35254	Birmingham	—	—	3

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Birmingham Home Safety Rankings - 176 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/birmingham/

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@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-birmingham,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Birmingham Home Safety Rankings - 176 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/birmingham/}
}

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