Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
AL · City
Birmingham, AL.
Birmingham, AL — building code: IRC 2021.
Design wind speed
100 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
2A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
Birmingham Building Department
www.birminghamal.gov/pepZIP coverage
50 ZIP codes inside Birmingham.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
35201 35202 35203 35204 35205 35206 35207 35208 35209 35210 35211 35212 35213 35214 35215 35216 35217 35218 35219 35220 35221 35222 35223 35224 35226 35228 35229 35231 35232 35233 35234 35235 35236 35238 35242 35243 35244 35249 35253 35254 35255 35259 35260 35261 35266 35270 35285 35293 35294 35295
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See the Jefferson county overview, or the Alabama state directory .
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