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ZIP codes with the best healthcare access in Alabama
Ranked by the Healthcare Access Score, which rises the closer the nearest hospital is.
How we rank healthcare access
The Healthcare Access Score is higher when a hospital is closer to the ZIP's center.
The score does not account for hospital size, specialties, quality, or drive time, and many urban ZIPs tie near 100.
Open a ZIP's profile for the distance in miles and the number of hospitals within 15 miles.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 512 Alabama ZIPs qualify.
Alabama ZIP codes ranked by healthcare access
1ZIP 35233Birmingham
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.8
- ZIP population
- ~4k
- Avg. temperature
- 64°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
2ZIP 35229Homewood
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.5
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 64°F
- Avg. commute
- 12 min
3ZIP 36340Geneva
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.5
- ZIP population
- ~5k
- Avg. temperature
- 66°F
- Avg. commute
- 25 min
4ZIP 35205Birmingham
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.4
- ZIP population
- ~19k
- Avg. temperature
- 64°F
- Avg. commute
- 16 min
5ZIP 35476Northport
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.4
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 66°F
- Avg. commute
- 17 min
6ZIP 35487Tuscaloosa
Alabama
- Healthcare access score
- 99.4
- ZIP population
- ~2k
- Avg. temperature
- 66°F
- Avg. commute
- 7 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | Healthcare access score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 36617 | Mobile | Mobile County | 99.4 |
| #8 | 35213 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 99.3 |
| #9 | 36111 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 99.3 |
| #10 | 36607 | Mobile | Mobile County | 99.3 |
| #11 | 36330 | Enterprise | Coffee County | 99.2 |
| #12 | 35660 | Sheffield | Colbert County | 99.1 |
| #13 | 35801 | Huntsville | Madison County | 99.1 |
| #14 | 35203 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 99.0 |
| #15 | 35603 | Decatur | Morgan County | 99.0 |
| #16 | 35632 | Lauderdale County | 99.0 | |
| #17 | 36467 | Opp | Covington County | 99.0 |
| #18 | 36744 | Greensboro | Hale County | 99.0 |
| #19 | 35242 | Birmingham | Shelby County | 98.9 |
| #20 | 35254 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 98.9 |
| #21 | 36089 | Union Springs | Bullock County | 98.9 |
| #22 | 36867 | Phenix City | Russell County | 98.9 |
| #23 | 36107 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 98.8 |
| #24 | 36604 | Mobile | Mobile County | 98.8 |
| #25 | 35209 | Homewood | Jefferson County | 98.7 |
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