Mountain Brook is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 22,029 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 35213 and 35223, and parts of 35243 are in Mountain Brook too.
Homes sold for a median of $302 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Mountain Brook; also Birmingham
Mostly Mountain Brook; also Birmingham and Vestavia Hills
Mostly Vestavia Hills; part is in Mountain Brook
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain Brook. 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)5 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX569 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain Brook; 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.
Mountain Brook had 22,461 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 30th 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 (5 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).
498 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain Brook’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 36 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 137 |
| Dentists | 24 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 53 |
| Mental health providers | 194 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 38 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
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 (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Established in 1942.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mountain Brook City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolMountain Brook | Pre-K–6 | 579 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Cherokee Bend Elementary SchoolMountain Brook | Pre-K–6 | 562 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Crestline Elementary SchoolMountain Brook | Pre-K–6 | 743 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolMountain Brook | Pre-K–6 | 551 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Mountain Brook Junior High SchoolMountain Brook | 7–9 | 1,005 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain Brook | 10–12 | 985 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands SchoolBirmingham | Pre-K–8 | 296 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| St Francis Xavier SchoolBirmingham | Pre-K–8 | 150 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 mi |
| Ne Miles Jewish Day SchoolBirmingham | K–7 | 54 | Jewish | 1.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Vestavia Hills and Birmingham.
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.