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Gulf Shores ZIP codes, Alabama

Gulf Shores, AL has 2 ZIP codes (36542 and 36547) and area code 251. The largest is 36542.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
16,401
Area code
251
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Gulf Shores itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Foley (7.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Gulf Shores uses the ZIP codes above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Gulf Shores in numbers

About 16,401 people live in Gulf Shores, in 7,542 households, the 44th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $78,188 a year, 22% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $382,700 (82% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,483 a month. The median age is 50.8; 39.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population16,401Gulf Shores16,401
Households7,542Gulf Shores7,542
Median age50.8Gulf Shores50.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,188Gulf Shores$78,188Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$382,700Gulf Shores$382,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,483Gulf Shores$1,483Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%Gulf Shores39.9%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.1 minGulf Shores22.1 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density572 / sq miGulf Shores572 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Gulf Shores

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Gulf Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36542 Gulf Shores , AL Standard 18,906 $79,639 $383,500
36547 Gulf Shores , AL Standard 0 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Gulf Shores

These ZIP codes cover part of Gulf Shores but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Gulf Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36535 Foley , AL Standard 40,628 $66,714 $282,700
36561 Orange Beach , AL Standard 9,528 $98,295 $574,500

Map of Gulf Shores ZIP codes

3654236547

The ZIP codes of Gulf Shores, 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 Gulf Shores

The nearest larger towns are Foley (24,026 people, 8.5 mi), Fairhope (24,190 people, 20 mi) and Daphne (29,453 people, 26 mi).

Towns near Gulf Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Bon Secour 2,789 3.1 mi
Orange Beach 8,407 6.5 mi
Foley 24,026 8.5 mi
Robertsdale 7,194 19.3 mi
Fairhope 24,190 19.9 mi
Pensacola Station, FL 5,281 23.5 mi
Warrington, FL 15,918 25.5 mi
Myrtle Grove, FL 15,595 25.6 mi
Daphne 29,453 26.3 mi
Bellview, FL 26,488 26.8 mi
West Pensacola, FL 20,665 27.9 mi
Loxley 4,357 28.2 mi

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