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Orange Beach ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Orange Beach, AL is 36561, and its area code is 251.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
8,407
Area code
251
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Orange Beach itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Foley (11.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

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

Orange Beach in numbers

About 8,407 people live in Orange Beach, in 3,911 households. The median household income is $97,736 a year, 53% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $502,400 (2.4 times the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,576 a month. The median age is 50.6; 40.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population8,407Orange Beach8,407
Households3,911Orange Beach3,911
Median age50.6Orange Beach50.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$97,736Orange Beach$97,736Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$502,400Orange Beach$502,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,576Orange Beach$1,576Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%Orange Beach40.7%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.7 minOrange Beach24.7 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density571 / sq miOrange Beach571 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Orange Beach

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Orange Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36561 Orange Beach , AL Standard 9,528 $98,295 $574,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Orange Beach

These ZIP codes cover part of Orange Beach but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Orange Beach
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36530 Elberta , AL Standard 7,409 $63,393 $280,100
36542 Gulf Shores , AL Standard 18,906 $79,639 $383,500

Map of Orange Beach ZIP codes

36561

The ZIP codes of Orange Beach, 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 Orange Beach

The nearest larger towns are Gulf Shores (16,401 people, 6.5 mi), Foley (24,026 people, 8.3 mi) and Warrington, FL (15,918 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Orange Beach
TownPopulationDistance
Gulf Shores 16,401 6.5 mi
Bon Secour 2,789 7.9 mi
Foley 24,026 8.3 mi
Pensacola Station, FL 5,281 17.1 mi
Warrington, FL 15,918 19.0 mi
Robertsdale 7,194 19.3 mi
Myrtle Grove, FL 15,595 19.3 mi
Bellview, FL 26,488 20.7 mi
West Pensacola, FL 20,665 21.6 mi
Fairhope 24,190 23.1 mi
Brent, FL 23,813 23.9 mi
Goulding, FL 3,734 24.0 mi
Ensley, FL 23,760 25.1 mi
Gulf Breeze, FL 6,660 25.7 mi

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