Kimberly is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 4,439 people across 5.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35091, and parts of 35071 and 35116 are in Kimberly too.
Homes sold for a median of $151 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Kimberly
Mostly Gardendale; part is in Kimberly
Mostly Morris; part is in Kimberly
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kimberly. 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)14 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA137 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL560 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kimberly; 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.
Kimberly had 3,841 residents in the 2020 census, up 113% since 2000.
It’s the 133rd 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 57.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pinson, AL weather station (8 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kimberly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Jefferson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Jefferson Middle SchoolKimberly | 6–8 | 669 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Mortimer Jordan High SchoolKimberly | 9–12 | 886 | Public | 3.0 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 Gardendale and Morris.
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.