Bessemer, Alabama

Bessemer, Alabama
Jefferson County Courthouse in Bessemer
Jefferson County Courthouse in Bessemer
Flag of Bessemer, Alabama
Official seal of Bessemer, Alabama
Nickname: 
The Marvel City
Location of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama
Location of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°24′2.03″N 86°57′33.08″W / 33.4005639°N 86.9591889°W / 33.4005639; -86.9591889
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyJefferson
IncorporatedAugust 27, 1887[1]
Government
 • MayorKenneth E. Gulley
Area
 • Total40.74 sq mi (105.51 km2)
 • Land40.53 sq mi (104.96 km2)
 • Water0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 • Total26,019
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
25,264
 • Density626.0/sq mi (241.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
35020, 35021, 35022, 35023, 35111
Area code(s)205 and 659
FIPS code01-05980
GNIS feature ID2403864[3]
Sales tax10.0%[6]
Websitebessemeral.org

Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census.[4] It is within the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessemer, Alabama
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Bessemer (AL) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 25, 2024.

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