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Dauphin Island ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Dauphin Island, AL is 36528, and its area code is 251.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,852
Area code
251
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Dauphin Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Grand Bay (17.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Dauphin Island uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Dauphin Island in numbers

About 1,852 people live in Dauphin Island, in 872 households. The median household income is $67,206 a year, 5% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $432,200 (2.1 times the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,844 a month. The median age is 62.2; 42.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population1,852Dauphin Island1,852
Households872Dauphin Island872
Median age62.2Dauphin Island62.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$67,206Dauphin Island$67,206Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$432,200Dauphin Island$432,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,844Dauphin Island$1,844Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%Dauphin Island42.4%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute32.6 minDauphin Island32.6 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density296 / sq miDauphin Island296 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Dauphin Island town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Dauphin Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Dauphin Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36528 Dauphin Island , AL Standard 1,852 $67,206 $432,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Dauphin Island

These ZIP codes cover part of Dauphin Island but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Dauphin Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36523 Coden , AL Standard 2,972 $61,607 $165,900

Map of Dauphin Island ZIP codes

36528

The ZIP codes of Dauphin Island, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Dauphin Island

The nearest larger towns are Bayou La Batre (1,881 people, 12 mi), Grand Bay (3,553 people, 18 mi) and Theodore (4,964 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Dauphin Island
TownPopulationDistance
Grand Bay 3,553 18.4 mi
Theodore 4,964 19.9 mi
Tillmans Corner 17,677 23.0 mi
Pascagoula, MS 21,710 24.2 mi
Moss Point, MS 11,957 24.7 mi
Fairhope 24,190 25.5 mi
Bon Secour 2,789 27.1 mi
Escatawpa, MS 3,494 27.7 mi
Gulf Shores 16,401 28.0 mi
Mobile 203,416 29.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Mobile County · Alabama ZIP codes

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