Bessemer, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 29672 Housing Units (2000): 12790 Land area (2000): 40.702947 sq. miles (105.420145 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.067247 sq. miles (0.174169 sq. km) Total area (2000): 40.770194 sq. miles (105.594314 sq. km) FIPS code: 05980 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 33.391343 N, 86.956569 W ZIP Codes (1990): 35020 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bessemer, AL Bessemer