Woodlawn, ZIP 35212, has Woodlawn High, a historic 1st Avenue North business district and the airport inside its line. ZIP value $115,880 in Sept. 2026.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the City of Birmingham’s 23 communities and 99 neighborhoods list and neighborhood boundary files, its comprehensive plan (PDF), parks list and recreation centers list; Birmingham City Schools’ Find My Zone; the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2025; Zillow Research; MAX Transit’s schedule data; and OpenStreetMap.

Woodlawn is one of four neighborhoods in the city’s Woodlawn community, with East Avondale, Oak Ridge Park and South Woodlawn. At about 1,670 acres it is one of the larger neighborhoods on the east side, partly because the city’s boundary map puts Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport inside it. The comprehensive plan says Woodlawn began in the late 1800s as one of the city’s new working-class suburbs, and it lists Woodlawn as a “priority choice” for strategic action, citing its “historic, intact commercial core,” the renovated Woodlawn High School and its location, where “all roads lead in / out of downtown.” OpenStreetMap maps the Woodlawn Commercial Historic District on 1st Avenue North.

What this means for you

  • Zoned high school: Woodlawn High, 5620 1st Ave. N., inside the neighborhood (2025 state report card: 61, a D).
  • Home value: $115,880 in ZIP 35212 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-20 exit 130A (1st Avenue North, U.S. 11), about 1.4 miles by road.

Part of our Birmingham neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s boundary map Woodlawn has North East Lake to the north, East Lake to the east, Crestwood North to the south and Inglenook to the west. 1st Avenue North (U.S. 11) runs through the commercial district, and I-20/59 crosses the neighborhood near the airport, with exits 129 and 130 inside it. Almost all of it is in ZIP code 35212, with small edges in 35206 and 35222.

Schools

We checked 76 points spread across the neighborhood in the district’s Find My Zone tool, and every one returned the same two schools. Scores are each school’s overall score on the 2025 state report card (the 2024-25 school year).

Level School Address 2025 score (grade)
Kindergarten to eighth grade Hayes K-8 505 43rd St. N. 59 (F)
High Woodlawn High 5620 1st Ave. N. 61 (D)

Woodlawn High is inside the neighborhood; Hayes K-8 is to the west in North Avondale. The state report card lists the high school as Woodlawn High School-Magnet. Birmingham City Schools as a whole scored 77 (C). Check one address in Find My Zone. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 35212 was $115,880 in September 2026, down 4.6% from $121,498 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. 35212 also covers Crestwood North and part of East Lake. The citywide figure was $134,165, down 2.4%. More in our home prices and property taxes guides.

Parks and trails

  • Willow Wood Park, 2.87 acres, inside the neighborhood, according to the city’s parks list. The city’s recreation centers list includes the Willow Wood center.
  • Crestwood Park (12.11 acres) is just south in Crestwood North, and East Lake Park (60.22 acres) is to the northeast in North East Lake.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • Interstates: I-20 exit 130A (1st Avenue North, U.S. 11), about 1.4 miles by road from the middle of the neighborhood, and I-20/59 exit 129 (Airport Boulevard), about 2.2 miles. Exit names are from OpenStreetMap’s ramp signs.
  • City Hall: about 4.4 miles by road.
  • Airport: about 1 mile by road to the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth terminal. Distances are measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; they are distances, not drive times.
  • Buses: three MAX Transit routes stop inside the neighborhood in the schedule data valid through Oct. 28: 25 Centerpoint, 17 Eastwood Mall and the Birmingham Xpress (BX), the cross-town express line.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

  • Christ Health Pharmacy, 5804 1st Ave. S., inside the neighborhood.
  • Piggly Wiggly, 6501 1st Ave. N., just east.
  • CVS Pharmacy, 7501 1st Ave. N., in East Lake.

The Woodlawn Branch Library is at 5709 1st Ave. N.

Neighborhood association

Woodlawn elects its own neighborhood officers under the city’s Citizen Participation Program. The city’s Community Resource Services Division lists Ayanna Williams as the representative for the Woodlawn community on its staff page.

How we drew this area

The area is the Woodlawn neighborhood polygon in the city’s open data boundary file, checked Oct. 17, 2026. School zones are from 76 sample points in the district’s Find My Zone tool; ZIP codes are from Census ZIP code areas. Place and store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Woodlawn in Birmingham zoned for?

Hayes K-8 and Woodlawn High, at all 76 points we checked in the district’s Find My Zone tool. They scored 59 and 61 on the 2025 state report card.

What ZIP code is Woodlawn in?

Almost all of Woodlawn is in 35212. The Zillow Home Value Index for 35212 was $115,880 in September 2026, down 4.6% in a year.

Is the Birmingham airport in Woodlawn?

Yes. On the city’s neighborhood boundary map, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is inside the Woodlawn neighborhood, which is why the airport is about a mile by road from the middle of it.

Is Woodlawn a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Woodlawn is a 1,670-acre neighborhood with a historic commercial district on 1st Avenue North, a branch library and three MAX routes including the Birmingham Xpress, zoned for Woodlawn High (61 on the 2025 state report card); the typical home value in ZIP 35212 was $115,880 in September 2026, according to Zillow.