McDonald Chapel is a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 651 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35224.
Homes sold for a median of $76 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Birmingham; part is in McDonald Chapel
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside McDonald Chapel. 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)11 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA145 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX560 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of McDonald Chapel; 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.
McDonald Chapel had 739 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 390th 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 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 55.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw, 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McDonald Chapel.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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.
Grocery stores
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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 Jefferson County, Birmingham City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor Community SchoolBirmingham | Pre-K–5 | 384 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Wylam Elementary SchoolBirmingham | Pre-K–5 | 399 | Public | 1.4 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 Birmingham, Minor, Edgewater, Pleasant Grove and Adamsville.
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