Local servicesHospitalNorth Baldwin Infirmary Hospital20.1 miPost officeMount Vernon Post Office2.1 miTown hallMount Vernon Town Hall2.7 miPoliceMount Vernon Police Department3.5 miFire stationMount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Simison Station2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMobile Regional Airport MOB30 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS66 miInterstateI-6513 miUS highwayUS 431.8 miAmtrakMobile, AL MOE27 miCoachMobile AL (MOG)FlixBus29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36560 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36560 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min5:49 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min6:46 am – 4:54 pm
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People2,858 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.41,030 householdsMedian household income $43,426Median home value $116,000Median rent $787 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $483 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,088 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 15%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 33 minutes78% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 41°F72 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare61 days above 90°F, 20 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bay Minette station, 21 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Creek Fallswaterfall · 2.5 miFlat Pointcape · 3.8 miBig Rockpeak · 3.1 miLouis Lakelake · 4.5 miDavid Lakelake · 4.8 miMary Ida Pointcape · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMunicipal Parkpark · 2.7 miJ.E. Turner Boat Landing/Waterfront Parkpark · 4.1 miUpper Delta Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 1,783 acresThe Mobile-Tensaw Delta Tractstate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 145 acresLive Oak Landingstate recreation area · 13.7 mi · 253 acresFort Mimsstate historic site · 14.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 24 Oct 199742 mi away, near Flomaton, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 201946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMobile County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025260 of 363 days measured103 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 80main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Mobile County monitors, AL
Internet at home63% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone37% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Mt. Vernonserves 1,878 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation56 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
