Hottest ZIP codes for real estate investors in Alabama

Alabama has 656 residential ZIP codes, of which 170 qualify for ranking by investor purchases per 100 single-family homes (12 months ending 2026-06-03, public-record counts, compiled 2026-07-05). The hottest ZIP in Alabama is 35208 in Jefferson County, with 138 recorded investor purchases — 2.4 per 100 homes. Data by HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

The hottest ZIPs for investors in Alabama

170 of 656 Alabama ZIPs qualify for ranking — by recorded investor purchases per 100 single-family homes, 12 months ending 2026-06-03. Counted from public property records; here's exactly how.

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	35208	Jefferson County	138	2.4	53%	4.5%
2	35805	Madison County	113	2.3	40%	5.8%
3	35228	Jefferson County	92	2.2	50%	4.4%
4	35206	Jefferson County	132	2.1	38%	5.5%
5	35234	Jefferson County	30	2.0	48%	4.3%
6	35476	Tuscaloosa County	42	1.9	33%	5.9%
7	35218	Jefferson County	48	1.9	56%	3.4%
8	36376	Houston County	15	1.9	42%	4.5%
9	36107	Montgomery County	55	1.8	46%	3.9%
10	35401	Tuscaloosa County	129	1.8	39%	4.6%
11	35490	Tuscaloosa County	29	1.8	30%	5.9%
12	35816	Madison County	45	1.7	32%	5.4%
13	36611	Mobile County	40	1.7	28%	6.0%
14	36561	Baldwin County	92	1.6	19%	8.4%
15	35224	Jefferson County	43	1.6	48%	3.3%
16	36606	Mobile County	101	1.6	27%	5.9%
17	35212	Jefferson County	51	1.5	31%	4.9%
18	36109	Montgomery County	149	1.5	27%	5.6%
19	35211	Jefferson County	137	1.5	37%	4.1%
20	35215	Jefferson County	208	1.5	29%	5.1%
21	35810	Madison County	173	1.5	33%	4.5%
22	36111	Montgomery County	62	1.5	30%	4.8%
23	35120	St. Clair County	94	1.5	27%	5.5%
24	35064	Jefferson County	54	1.4	43%	3.3%
25	35058	Cullman County	61	1.4	21%	6.6%

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#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
26	36605	Mobile County	128	1.3	33%	4.1%
27	35404	Tuscaloosa County	82	1.3	28%	4.8%
28	35055	Cullman County	101	1.3	21%	6.4%
29	35984	DeKalb County	15	1.3	20%	6.6%
30	35217	Jefferson County	69	1.3	34%	3.8%
31	35204	Jefferson County	40	1.3	40%	3.2%
32	35020	Jefferson County	116	1.3	41%	3.0%
33	36542	Baldwin County	119	1.2	17%	7.3%
34	36081	Pike County	60	1.2	31%	3.9%
35	36110	Montgomery County	56	1.2	44%	2.7%
36	36105	Montgomery County	52	1.2	47%	2.5%
37	35205	Jefferson County	38	1.2	22%	5.4%
38	35022	Jefferson County	108	1.1	23%	5.0%
39	35235	Jefferson County	79	1.1	22%	5.1%
40	36528	Mobile County	19	1.1	15%	7.0%
41	36604	Mobile County	36	1.1	19%	5.6%
42	35005	Jefferson County	33	1.0	25%	4.2%
43	35630	Lauderdale County	112	1.0	22%	4.8%
44	35023	Jefferson County	96	1.0	21%	5.0%
45	36607	Mobile County	24	1.0	26%	4.0%
46	36116	Montgomery County	120	1.0	29%	3.5%
47	35214	Jefferson County	71	1.0	26%	3.9%
48	36106	Montgomery County	49	1.0	21%	4.8%
49	35660	Colbert County	36	1.0	21%	4.6%
50	35601	Morgan County	112	1.0	19%	5.2%
51	35221	Jefferson County	21	1.0	42%	2.3%
52	36618	Mobile County	59	0.9	22%	4.1%
53	36609	Mobile County	57	0.9	14%	6.2%
54	35115	Shelby County	42	0.9	20%	4.5%
55	36104	Montgomery County	19	0.9	35%	2.5%
56	35127	Jefferson County	32	0.9	19%	4.5%
57	35811	Madison County	104	0.9	17%	5.2%
58	36207	Calhoun County	63	0.8	15%	5.6%
59	35068	Jefferson County	23	0.8	14%	5.9%
60	35213	Jefferson County	39	0.8	11%	7.5%
61	35801	Madison County	70	0.8	14%	5.8%
62	36301	Houston County	103	0.8	17%	4.8%
63	35125	St. Clair County	28	0.8	17%	4.6%
64	35114	Shelby County	18	0.8	14%	5.6%
65	36603	Mobile County	17	0.8	33%	2.4%
66	35209	Jefferson County	46	0.8	12%	6.4%
67	35976	Marshall County	59	0.8	16%	4.9%
68	36608	Mobile County	84	0.8	14%	5.4%
69	35111	Jefferson County	52	0.8	16%	4.9%
70	35243	Jefferson County	45	0.8	12%	6.5%
71	36108	Montgomery County	49	0.8	37%	2.0%
72	36206	Calhoun County	29	0.7	13%	5.7%
73	35611	Limestone County	67	0.7	12%	5.9%
74	35950	Marshall County	48	0.7	17%	4.2%
75	35210	Jefferson County	40	0.7	12%	6.1%
76	36201	Calhoun County	52	0.7	20%	3.5%
77	35044	Talladega County	16	0.7	17%	4.2%
78	35761	Madison County	39	0.7	15%	4.4%
79	35053	Cullman County	18	0.7	12%	5.7%
80	35043	Shelby County	37	0.7	11%	6.0%
81	35040	Shelby County	50	0.7	13%	5.3%
82	35126	Jefferson County	56	0.7	13%	5.0%
83	35759	Madison County	36	0.7	13%	4.9%
84	35077	Cullman County	33	0.7	12%	5.5%
85	36054	Elmore County	32	0.7	15%	4.3%
86	36619	Mobile County	33	0.6	12%	5.5%
87	35951	Marshall County	28	0.6	17%	3.7%
88	36551	Baldwin County	25	0.6	12%	5.3%
89	35207	Jefferson County	18	0.6	25%	2.5%
90	35957	Marshall County	31	0.6	17%	3.7%
91	35146	St. Clair County	29	0.6	11%	5.5%
92	36532	Baldwin County	98	0.6	9%	6.7%
93	35749	Madison County	69	0.6	13%	4.6%
94	35222	Jefferson County	16	0.6	8%	7.2%
95	35406	Tuscaloosa County	35	0.6	9%	6.9%
96	36265	Calhoun County	36	0.6	11%	5.5%
97	36117	Montgomery County	99	0.6	14%	4.2%
98	35117	Jefferson County	15	0.6	10%	6.0%
99	36066	Autauga County	43	0.6	10%	5.9%
100	35959	Cherokee County	15	0.6	12%	4.8%
101	35475	Tuscaloosa County	40	0.6	10%	5.8%
102	35004	St. Clair County	24	0.6	10%	5.5%
103	35057	Cullman County	31	0.6	11%	5.4%
104	35405	Tuscaloosa County	66	0.6	12%	4.8%
105	36092	Elmore County	39	0.5	14%	4.0%
106	35960	Cherokee County	24	0.5	11%	4.8%
107	35501	Walker County	21	0.5	14%	3.9%
108	36203	Calhoun County	38	0.5	11%	4.8%
109	36863	Chambers County	27	0.5	14%	3.9%
110	36067	Autauga County	53	0.5	11%	4.9%
111	35124	Shelby County	50	0.5	9%	5.6%
112	35080	Shelby County	39	0.5	10%	5.4%
113	36530	Baldwin County	19	0.5	10%	5.3%
114	35016	Marshall County	35	0.5	12%	4.3%
115	35967	DeKalb County	27	0.5	10%	5.0%
116	36617	Mobile County	26	0.5	23%	2.3%
117	35180	Jefferson County	26	0.5	11%	4.8%
118	35503	Walker County	18	0.5	12%	4.3%
119	35071	Jefferson County	32	0.5	9%	6.0%
120	35773	Madison County	29	0.5	12%	4.4%
121	36693	Mobile County	32	0.5	9%	5.7%
122	35094	Jefferson County	29	0.5	10%	5.1%
123	36330	Coffee County	71	0.5	9%	5.3%
124	35806	Madison County	34	0.5	9%	5.7%
125	36024	Elmore County	17	0.5	12%	4.2%
126	36582	Mobile County	38	0.5	10%	4.9%
127	36526	Baldwin County	67	0.5	8%	6.0%
128	35007	Shelby County	44	0.5	10%	4.6%
129	36303	Houston County	46	0.5	12%	3.9%
130	35079	Blount County	16	0.5	12%	3.9%
131	35473	Tuscaloosa County	27	0.5	8%	5.6%
132	36571	Mobile County	26	0.5	8%	5.9%
133	35150	Talladega County	26	0.5	12%	3.9%
134	35045	Chilton County	23	0.5	11%	4.3%
135	35121	Blount County	24	0.5	11%	4.1%
136	35758	Madison County	63	0.4	9%	5.1%
137	35757	Madison County	32	0.4	9%	5.1%
138	36507	Baldwin County	31	0.4	11%	4.1%
139	35661	Colbert County	32	0.4	10%	4.4%
140	35803	Madison County	51	0.4	8%	5.7%
141	36695	Mobile County	69	0.4	8%	5.4%
142	36535	Baldwin County	67	0.4	6%	6.7%
143	36575	Mobile County	30	0.4	8%	5.1%
144	35750	Madison County	25	0.4	10%	4.2%
145	36613	Mobile County	17	0.4	12%	3.6%
146	35763	Madison County	37	0.4	7%	6.3%
147	35173	Jefferson County	47	0.4	7%	5.6%
148	35640	Morgan County	37	0.4	8%	5.1%
149	35802	Madison County	25	0.4	7%	5.4%
150	35226	Jefferson County	52	0.4	7%	5.9%
151	35128	St. Clair County	16	0.4	8%	4.9%
152	35756	Limestone County	39	0.4	7%	5.8%
153	35613	Limestone County	40	0.4	6%	5.9%
154	35652	Lauderdale County	15	0.4	10%	3.6%
155	35216	Jefferson County	30	0.4	6%	5.7%
156	36567	Baldwin County	18	0.4	7%	5.1%
157	36854	Chambers County	22	0.4	10%	3.6%
158	35603	Morgan County	38	0.3	7%	5.1%
159	36610	Mobile County	15	0.3	27%	1.3%
160	35634	Lauderdale County	15	0.3	9%	3.7%
161	35633	Lauderdale County	27	0.3	9%	3.6%
162	35674	Colbert County	23	0.3	9%	3.4%
163	36527	Baldwin County	21	0.3	5%	6.8%
164	36305	Houston County	17	0.3	6%	5.4%
165	35244	Shelby County	35	0.3	5%	6.1%
166	35645	Lauderdale County	17	0.3	7%	4.2%
167	36360	Dale County	20	0.3	8%	3.7%
168	36078	Elmore County	15	0.3	11%	2.6%
169	35160	Talladega County	21	0.3	8%	3.3%
170	35242	Shelby County	42	0.2	4%	5.8%