Vestavia Hills is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 38,616 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 35216 and 35243, and parts of 35210, 35223, 35226 and 35242 are in Vestavia Hills too.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Vestavia Hills; also Hoover and Homewood
Mostly Vestavia Hills; also Mountain Brook and Birmingham
Mostly Birmingham; part is in Vestavia Hills
Mostly Mountain Brook; part is in Vestavia Hills
Mostly Hoover; part is in Vestavia Hills
Mostly Hoover; part is in Vestavia Hills
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA136 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX567 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Vestavia Hills; 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.
Vestavia Hills had 39,102 residents in the 2020 census, up 60% since 2000.
It’s the 13th 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).
1,280 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Vestavia Hills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 80 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 230 |
| Dentists | 96 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 304 |
| Mental health providers | 321 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 192 |
| Optometrists | 32 |
| Chiropractors | 25 |
| Pharmacies | 42 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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 1950.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Hoover City, Vestavia Hills City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Ridge Elementary SchoolHoover | Pre-K–5 | 577 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba HeightsVestavia Hills | Pre-K–5 | 451 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary EastVestavia Hills | Pre-K–5 | 771 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkVestavia Hills | Pre-K–5 | 546 | Public | 6.2 mi |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly RidgeVestavia Hills | K–5 | 657 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary WestVestavia Hills | K–5 | 691 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Pizitz Middle SchoolVestavia | 6–8 | 1,131 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Vestavia Hills High School Freshman CampusVestavia Hills | 9 | 548 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Vestavia Hills High SchoolVestavia Hills | 10–12 | 1,625 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods House Kindergarten and Day CareBirmingham | Pre-K–K | 16 | Presbyterian | 1.0 mi |
| Southminster Day SchoolVestavia Hills | Pre-K–5 | 151 | Presbyterian | 2.4 mi |
| Hoover Christian SchoolHoover | K–12 | 63 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.3 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 Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Birmingham, Meadowbrook, Brook Highland, Highland Lakes, Eagle Point, Homewood, Shoal Creek and Trussville.
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