Adopted edition
IRC 2021 (Alabama amendments)
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
AL · City
Tuscaloosa, AL.
Tuscaloosa, AL — building code: IRC 2021 (Alabama amendments).
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
Tuscaloosa Building Department
ZIP coverage
9 ZIP codes inside Tuscaloosa.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
35401 35402 35403 35404 35405 35406 35407 35486 35487
Working in Tuscaloosa?
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See the Tuscaloosa County county overview, or the Alabama state directory .
Pull a Tuscaloosa code packet.
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