Bessemer city, AL
ZIP 35020 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 35020
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
183.5 miles (295.4 km)
✈️ Airports (9)
- BHM (Airport)16.0 miles (25.8 km)
- TCL (Airport)40.1 miles (64.6 km)
- ANB (Airport)64.3 miles (103.5 km)
- MXF (Airport)78.2 miles (125.9 km)
- MGM (Airport)82.7 miles (133.1 km)
- HSV (Airport)85.8 miles (138.2 km)
- CBM (Airport)87.5 miles (140.9 km)
- HUA (Airport)89.5 miles (144.0 km)
- GTR (Airport)94.6 miles (152.3 km)
🌊 Coast (8 points)
- Coast (183.5 miles (295.4 km))
- Coast (200.7 miles (323.0 km))
- Coast (283.1 miles (455.7 km))
- Coast (292.2 miles (470.2 km))
- Coast (294.5 miles (474.0 km))
- Coast (565.9 miles (910.7 km))
- Coast (574.5 miles (924.6 km))
- Coast (1741.5 miles (2802.6 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (20)
- Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument11.1 miles (17.9 km)bicr
- Freedom Riders National Monument62.3 miles (100.3 km)frri
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park76.3 miles (122.8 km)hobe
- Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail79.3 miles (127.6 km)semo
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site98.6 miles (158.7 km)tuai
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site98.7 miles (158.9 km)tuin
- Little River Canyon National Preserve103.7 miles (166.8 km)liri
- Tupelo National Battlefield118.2 miles (190.2 km)tupe
- Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail119.5 miles (192.3 km)natt
- Natchez Trace Parkway122.5 miles (197.1 km)natr
- Russell Cave National Monument126.5 miles (203.6 km)ruca
- Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site127.2 miles (204.8 km)brcr
⬇️Show all 20 national parks in & near this area
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park140.9 miles (226.8 km)kemo
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park142.8 miles (229.8 km)chch
- Shiloh National Military Park143.8 miles (231.5 km)shil
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park150.5 miles (242.1 km)malu
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area158.4 miles (255.0 km)chat
- Stones River National Battlefield173.5 miles (279.2 km)stri
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park176.2 miles (283.6 km)jica
- Andersonville National Historic Site183.8 miles (295.8 km)ande
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Bessemer CBOC2.9 miles (4.7 km)
- Birmingham Vet Center7.2 miles (11.6 km)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center11.2 miles (18.0 km)
- Birmingham VA Clinic11.7 miles (18.8 km)
- Alabama National Cemetery19.9 miles (32.1 km)
- Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center34.3 miles (55.1 km)
- Jasper Clinic34.5 miles (55.5 km)
- Childersburg CBOC35.4 miles (57.0 km)
- Gadsden CBOC65.6 miles (105.5 km)
- Anniston/Oxford Clinic66.4 miles (106.8 km)
- Selma Outpatient Clinic69.2 miles (111.4 km)
- Guntersville, AL CBOC76.1 miles (122.5 km)
⬇️Show all 20 VA hospitals in & near this area
- Maxwell Air Force Base78.6 miles (126.5 km)
- Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System West Campus81.7 miles (131.5 km)
- Columbus Clinic81.8 miles (131.6 km)
- Montgomery Regional Benefit Office82.0 miles (131.9 km)
- Montgomery Vet Center82.0 miles (132.0 km)
- Montgomery VA Clinic83.2 miles (133.8 km)
- Redstone Arsenal90.9 miles (146.4 km)
- Madison County Vet Center91.1 miles (146.7 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (1)
- 35TH AVE SITE13.8 miles (22.3 km)
Politics & Opportunity in 35020
Voting & Opportunity
Congressional District
2024 Presidential Vote (County) Dem / Rep
55.3% / 44.7%
Opportunity Zone
Yes (9.95% of tract)