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ZIP code 35242: Hoover, AL

ZIP code 35242 is in Hoover (21% of residents), Meadowbrook (17%), Brook Highland (13%), Vestavia Hills (9.5%), Highland Lakes (9.2%), Eagle Point (5.1%), Birmingham (4.0%) and Shoal Creek (2.8%), in Shelby County (87%) and Jefferson County (13%), Alabama. 18% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Alabama's 6th congressional district. Its state senate districts are State Senate District 15 (61%) and State Senate District 16 (39%); its state house districts are State House District 43 (52%), State House District 48 (28%), State House District 45 (20%) and State House District 47 (0.1%).

57,008residents (2020 Census)
52.4 sq miland area
10cities and towns
1congressional district
17voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Hoover21%
Meadowbrook17%
Brook Highland13%
Vestavia Hills9.5%
Highland Lakes9.2%
Eagle Point5.1%
Birmingham4.0%
Shoal Creek2.8%
Indian Springs Village0.7%
Pelham0.1%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Shelby County87%
Jefferson County13%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
Alabaster-Helena CCD44%
Chelsea CCD43%
Leeds CCD12%
Birmingham CCD0.7%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
Alabama's 6th congressional district (AL-06)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (AL-06)Gary J. Palmer (R)202-225-4921100%
U.S. SenatorKatie Boyd Britt (R)202-224-5744 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorTommy Tuberville (R)202-224-4124 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 15)Dan Roberts (R)61%
State Senator (State Senate District 16)Jabo Waggoner (R)39%
State Representative (State House District 43)Arnold Mooney (R)205-620-661052%
State Representative (State House District 48)Jim Carns (R)28%
State Representative (State House District 45)Susan DuBose (R)205-612-243320%
State Representative (State House District 47)Mike Shaw (R)0.1%

Elected in 2024 under AL's previous congressional map; this district's lines changed for the 120th Congress (seated January 3, 2027).

Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 1561%
State Senate District 1639%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 4352%
State House District 4828%
State House District 4520%
State House District 470.1%

Voting precincts

17 voting precincts overlap ZIP 35242. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 35242 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code; PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.