ZIP 35261 is served primarily by Jefferson County, AL — including Birmingham. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Jefferson County aggregate. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.
Mar peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Building fires | 845 | 14.0% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 527 | 8.8% | |
| 3 | Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire | 474 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | Passenger vehicle fire | 463 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 388 | 6.4% |
40 cities sit in Jefferson County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 200,431 | 2,939 | 524 | C+ |
| 2 | Hoover | 91,995 | 463 | 20 | A |
| 3 | Vestavia Hills | 38,600 | 71 | 11 | B+ |
| 4 | Homewood | 27,557 | 161 | 11 | A |
| 5 | Bessemer | 25,890 | 615 | 82 | C |
| 6 | Trussville | 25,621 | 188 | 13 | A- |
| 7 | Mountain Brook | 22,259 | 48 | 7 | A+ |
| 8 | Hueytown | 16,655 | 195 | 15 | B+ |
| 9 | Center Point | 16,279 | 19 | 6 | B |
| 10 | Gardendale | 16,051 | 40 | 2 | A+ |
| 11 | McCalla | 14,509 | 123 | 22 | A- |
| 12 | Irondale | 13,455 | 96 | 7 | B |
| 13 | Leeds | 12,292 | 129 | 7 | B+ |
| 14 | Clay | 10,315 | 12 | 1 | A+ |
| 15 | Fairfield | 9,975 | 9 | 3 | A+ |
| 16 | Fultondale | 9,756 | 73 | 2 | A- |
| 17 | Pleasant Grove | 9,549 | 40 | 5 | A |
| 18 | Forestdale | 9,138 | 1 | 0 | A+ |
| 19 | Pinson | 7,209 | 99 | 20 | C |
| 20 | Tarrant | 6,077 | 0 | 0 | A- |
| 21 | Grayson Valley | 5,696 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Midfield | 5,159 | 32 | 5 | B |
| 23 | Adamsville | 4,325 | 96 | 15 | C+ |
| 24 | Mount Olive | 4,224 | 3 | 0 | A+ |
| 25 | Kimberly | 4,045 | 34 | 6 | A |
| 26 | Warrior | 3,206 | 92 | 11 | C- |
| 27 | Brighton | 2,983 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 28 | Graysville | 2,700 | 30 | 3 | C+ |
| 29 | Lipscomb | 2,390 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 30 | Morris | 2,273 | 13 | 5 | A- |
| 31 | Concord | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 32 | Sylvan Springs | 1,521 | 16 | 3 | A- |
| 33 | Rock Creek | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 34 | Brookside | 1,157 | 1 | 1 | A+ |
| 35 | Minor | 965 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| 36 | Edgewater | 793 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 37 | Mulga | 720 | 2 | 2 | C |
| 38 | McDonald Chapel | 686 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 39 | Trafford | 511 | 22 | 5 | C |
| 40 | West Jefferson | 507 | 0 | 0 | — |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | AL | 0.50 | FIPS 01117 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Jefferson County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.