Local servicesHospitalAscension Providence Hospital14.1 miPost officeWilmer Post Office1.0 miTown hallSemmes City Hall8.8 miPoliceMobile County Sheriff's Office Bridges Northside Substation5.4 miFire stationWilmer Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWilmer Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeUniversity of Mobile13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMobile Regional Airport MOB12 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS74 miInterstateI-6515 miUS highwayUS 981.0 miAmtrakMobile, AL MOE21 miCoachMobile AL (MOG)FlixBus19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36587 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36587 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min5:50 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 9 min6:47 am – 4:56 pm
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People12,013 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.34,070 householdsMedian household income $72,657Median home value $161,800Median rent $1,131 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $821 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 4,989 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 14%, construction 12%Average commute 37 minutes88% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 41°F67 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mobile station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Creek Lakelake · 6.1 miHaas Lakelake · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBattleship Memorial Parkstate park · 22.3 mi · 81 acresDe Soto National Forestnational forest · 23.3 mi · 532,432 acresMeaher State Parkstate park · 26.9 mi · 314 acresGrand Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.3 mi · 2,727 acresRed Creek Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.8 mi · 1,035 acresDe Soto Purchase Unitnational forest · 54.5 mi · 234 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Mobile, Bd. of W&s Comm. of theserves 279,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2023: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation225 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
