Coker is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, home to about 1,058 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35452.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Northport; part is in Coker
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Coker. 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)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN181 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX514 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Coker; 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.
Coker had 904 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 316th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Tuscaloosa County grew from 36,147 residents in 1900 to 227,036 in 2020.
Tuscaloosa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 57.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tuscaloosa Acfd, AL weather station (7 miles away).
84,004 jobs at 4,189 businesses in Tuscaloosa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coker.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Tuscaloosa County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary SchoolCoker | Pre-K–4 | 299 | Public | 3.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Northport.
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