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Birmingham, Alabama Zip Codes 35201 35202 35203 35204 35205 35206 35207 35208 35209 35210 35211 35212 35213 35214 35216 35217 35218 35219 35220 35221 35222 35223 35224 35225 35226 35228 35229 35230 35232 35233 35234 35235 35236 35237 35238 35240 35242 35243 35244 35245 35246 35249 35254 35255 35259 35260 35261 35263 35266 35277 35278 35279 35280 35281 35282 35283 35286 35287 35288 35289 35290 35291 35292 35293 35294 35295 35296 35297 35298 35299 Prior to the use of zip codes, cities were divided into regions and mail was addressed as Birmingham 10, Alabama, for example, to show which region of the city the mail was intended for. As cities continued to grow this system was not sufficient and was replaced by the Zip Code. ZipCodes went into effect in 1963. The United States Postal Service (USPS) initially used a cartoon character Mr. Zip to promote the use of zip codes. In 1983 the zipcode added the last four digits in an attempt to more narrowly define an address. The first three digits of a zip code indicate the sectional center facility which will ultimately sort and distribute that piece of mail. All mail to that 5 digit zipcode will first arrive at the sectional center facility then after sorting continue along to its exact destination. Since the first digit of Birmingham's zip code is 3 it is located in the "3" zone that includes the following areas: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee.