Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama | |
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Jefferson County Courthouse in Bessemer | |
| Nickname: The Marvel City | |
Location of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′2.03″N 86°57′33.08″W / 33.4005639°N 86.9591889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | August 27, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenneth E. Gulley |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.74 sq mi (105.51 km2) |
| • Land | 40.53 sq mi (104.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,019 |
• Estimate (2022) | 25,264 |
| • Density | 626.0/sq mi (241.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 35020, 35021, 35022, 35023, 35111 |
| Area code(s) | 205 and 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-05980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403864 |
| Sales tax | 10.0% |
| Website | bessemeral.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. 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.