| ZIP Codes: | 52 ZIP Codes (33 Standard, 15 PO Box, 4 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:21 PM |
| Population: | 413,004 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01097 |
| CBSA: | Mobile, AL |
| Land Area: | 1,330 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 75 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 30.6964, -88.1346 |
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413,004 residents live across 52 ZIPs covering 1,330 sq mi, served by 19 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 414,359 to 412,764 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 16 ZIPs gained residents, 20 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36572 (Satsuma, $99,773 median) and poorest ZIP 36603 (Mobile, $26,879) are 13.1 miles apart — a 3.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 7.5× across this county — from $57,600 in 36610 (Mobile) to $432,200 in 36528 (Dauphin Island).
Density varies 246× across the county — from 30 people/sq mi in 36560 (Mount Vernon) to 7,272 in 36688 (Mobile).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.3% bachelor's+ in 36544 (Irvington) to 42.5% in 36604 (Mobile) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #2 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #30 for median household income .
Hosts 4 single-entity Unique ZIPs: 36688University Of South Alabama ; 36675Mobile P&Dc ; 36644Mobile Gov Plz ; and 36628U S Corps Of Engineers .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,663 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (72,892 of 280,741 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Mobile.
33 Standard delivery, 15 PO Box only, 4 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
4 ZIP codes in this county serve a single facility — typically theme parks, universities, large corporations, airports, or government complexes.
Median household income spans 3.7× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36695 | Mobile | Standard | 52,690 | $76,040 | 45.0 | 13.0% |
| 36608 | Mobile | Standard | 38,890 | $61,146 | 66.2 | 4.5% |
| 36605 | Mobile | Standard | 25,104 | $43,538 | 20.2 | -9.9% |
| 36609 | Mobile | Standard | 23,820 | $49,830 | 7.0 | -1.2% |
| 36582 | Theodore | Standard | 23,705 | $64,763 | 83.7 | -7.4% |
| 36575 | Semmes | Standard | 23,481 | $75,884 | 41.3 | 20.5% |
| 36606 | Mobile | Standard | 18,728 | $51,303 | 7.0 | -6.8% |
| 36693 | Mobile | Standard | 18,726 | $68,933 | 13.1 | -0.4% |
| 36618 | Mobile | Standard | 17,892 | $61,550 | 16.3 | 4.5% |
| 36571 | Saraland | Standard | 17,143 | $62,047 | 58.4 | 15.6% |
| 36541 | Grand Bay | Standard | 15,590 | $66,236 | 93.4 | 10.2% |
| 36619 | Mobile | Standard | 14,697 | $64,755 | 18.6 | -6.6% |
| 36613 | Eight Mile | Standard | 12,234 | $52,080 | 52.5 | -8.2% |
| 36587 | Wilmer | Standard | 12,013 | $72,657 | 114.4 | 8.4% |
| 36617 | Mobile | Standard | 11,128 | $40,900 | 4.7 | -18.5% |
| 36544 | Irvington | Standard | 10,521 | $54,169 | 41.3 | -5.3% |
| 36610 | Mobile | Standard | 9,877 | $30,529 | 9.0 | -13.7% |
| 36604 | Mobile | Standard | 8,836 | $66,357 | 2.6 | -12.6% |
| 36603 | Mobile | Standard | 7,760 | $26,879 | 4.6 | -33.2% |
| 36522 | Citronelle | Standard | 7,116 | $52,984 | 234.2 | 11.7% |
| 36572 | Satsuma | Standard | 6,922 | $99,773 | 8.6 | 7.6% |
| 36611 | Mobile | Standard | 6,332 | $46,559 | 8.4 | 5.1% |
| 36521 | Chunchula | Standard | 5,536 | $76,688 | 124.9 | -0.7% |
| 36607 | Mobile | Standard | 5,393 | $42,772 | 2.9 | -23.2% |
| 36612 | Mobile | Standard | 3,274 | $38,056 | 3.1 | -33.8% |
| 36523 | Coden | Standard | 2,972 | $61,607 | 38.5 | 49.7% |
| 36560 | Mount Vernon | Standard | 2,858 | $43,426 | 96.7 | -17.8% |
| 36688 | Mobile | Unique | 2,471 | — | 0.3 | 507.1% |
| 36525 | Creola | Standard | 1,945 | $66,719 | 37.5 | 2.5% |
| 36528 | Dauphin Island | Standard | 1,852 | $67,206 | 5.7 | 43.5% |
| 36509 | Bayou La Batre | Standard | 1,233 | $33,488 | 7.8 | -47.7% |
| 36602 | Mobile | Standard | 1,043 | $41,420 | 9.2 | 36.9% |
| 36505 | Axis | Standard | 762 | $97,344 | 49.6 | -52.8% |
| 36568 | Saint Elmo | PO Box | 213 | — | 0.0 | 59.0% |
| 36663 | Mobile | PO Box | 187 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36652 | Mobile | PO Box | 53 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36512 | Bucks | PO Box | 7 | — | 0.2 | -68.2% |
| 36615 | Mobile | Standard | 0 | — | 2.9 | -100.0% |
| 36691 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36590 | Theodore | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36675 | Mobile | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36601 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36670 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36633 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36644 | Mobile | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36640 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36628 | Mobile | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36616 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36685 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36660 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36689 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 36671 | Mobile | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |