Brookside is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 1,603 people across 6.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35036, and parts of 35073, 35117 and 35214 are in Brookside too.
Homes sold for a median of $103 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Brookside
Mostly Graysville; part is in Brookside
Mostly Mount Olive (Jefferson County); part is in Brookside
Mostly Birmingham; part is in Brookside
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brookside. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA142 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX565 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brookside; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brookside had 1,253 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 254th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Jefferson County grew from 140,420 residents in 1900 to 674,721 in 2020.
Jefferson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 56.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Birmingham Ap, AL weather station (10 miles away).
341,042 jobs at 16,989 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Birmingham, Forestdale, Mount Olive (Jefferson County), Graysville, Adamsville, Gardendale and Cardiff.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.