Local servicesHospitalSouth Baldwin Regional Medical Center11.5 miPost officeBon Secour Post Office3.6 miTown hallGulf Shores City Hall3.7 miPoliceGulf Shores Police Department3.6 miFire stationOyster Bay Volunteer Fire Department Station 11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of South Alabama Gulf Coast Campus4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPensacola International Airport PNS36 miInterstateI-1025 miUS highwayUS 9810 miAmtrakMobile, AL MOE34 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36542 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 6 min5:49 am – 7:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min6:43 am – 4:55 pm
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People17,335 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.67,947 householdsMedian household income $74,861Median home value $366,600Median rent $1,365 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,077 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 8,948 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 20%, education and health care 15%, retail 14%Average commute 22 minutes77% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 1%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 78°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 46°F61 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare36 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dauphin Is #2 station, 20 mi away
Parks and public landsWeeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reservestate conservation land · 2.9 miGulf State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 4,891 acresGulf Shores Parkpark · 3.3 miBon Secour National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.2 mi · 6,785 acresMeyer Parkpark · 4.2 miPerdido Key State Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 303 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201120 mi away, near Dauphin Island, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 18 Feb 201120 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaldwin County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025268 of 355 days measured87 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baldwin County monitors, AL
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Gulf Shores, the Ub of theserves 40,947 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
