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Saraland ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Saraland, AL is 36571, and its area code is 251.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
5 more
Population
16,404
Area code
251
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Saraland itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Mobile (6.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Saraland uses the ZIP code above. 5 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Saraland in numbers

About 16,404 people live in Saraland, in 6,820 households, the 43rd-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $61,509 a year, 4% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,600 (4% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,060 a month. The median age is 43.7; 25.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population16,404Saraland16,404
Households6,820Saraland6,820
Median age43.7Saraland43.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,509Saraland$61,509Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$217,600Saraland$217,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060Saraland$1,060Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%Saraland25.0%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.9 minSaraland25.9 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density480 / sq miSaraland480 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Saraland

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Saraland
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36571 Saraland , AL Standard 17,143 $62,047 $217,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Saraland

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

ZIP codes overlapping Saraland
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36505 Axis , AL Standard 762 $97,344 $191,900
36521 Chunchula , AL Standard 5,536 $76,688 $183,500
36525 Creola , AL Standard 1,945 $66,719 $209,100
36572 Satsuma , AL Standard 6,922 $99,773 $220,700
36613 Eight Mile , AL Standard 12,234 $52,080 $144,200

Map of Saraland ZIP codes

36571

The ZIP codes of Saraland, 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 Saraland

The nearest larger towns are Prichard (18,961 people, 5.8 mi), Mobile (203,416 people, 13 mi) and Tillmans Corner (17,677 people, 20 mi).

Towns near Saraland
TownPopulationDistance
Satsuma 6,822 2.8 mi
Prichard 18,961 5.8 mi
Chickasaw 6,332 6.0 mi
Semmes 5,626 9.1 mi
Mobile 203,416 12.9 mi
Spanish Fort 10,662 17.1 mi
Citronelle 3,913 18.7 mi
Bay Minette 8,295 19.1 mi
Tillmans Corner 17,677 19.8 mi
Stapleton 3,009 20.3 mi
Daphne 29,453 21.1 mi
Theodore 4,964 22.3 mi
Loxley 4,357 24.9 mi
Fairhope 24,190 26.8 mi

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

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