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36547 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36547 covers Gulf Shores, Alabama, with a population of about 0.

Population
0
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 36547 is

Gulf Shores, Alabama — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population0
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments44
People employed745
Annual payroll$33,007,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 99% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.6 out of 100
Community resilience88.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$62,027$78,538
Income per person$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate15.6%12.4%
Median home value$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,348
Homeownership69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%13.9%
Median age39.338.7
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Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationROBERTSDALE, AL US35.5 km away
Rain in a year69 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61°F / 38.9°F5.51 in rain
February64.9°F / 42°F4.46 in rain
March71.1°F / 48.1°F5.51 in rain
April76.8°F / 54.2°F5.58 in rain
May83.9°F / 62.4°F4.42 in rain
June88.2°F / 69.8°F7.07 in rain
July89.8°F / 72.2°F9.11 in rain
August89.5°F / 71.8°F6.91 in rain
September86.5°F / 67.3°F6.4 in rain
October79.1°F / 56.5°F4.22 in rain
November69.9°F / 46.5°F4.77 in rain
December63.1°F / 41.3°F5.02 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Gulf Shores City School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability8.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

36542 Gulf Shores, AL6.3 km away
36511 Bon Secour, AL8.5 km away
36561 Orange Beach, AL12.1 km away
36535 Foley, AL17.3 km away
36555 Magnolia Springs, AL18.5 km away
36536 Foley, AL19.6 km away
36530 Elberta, AL19.7 km away
36580 Summerdale, AL25.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Baldwin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.27 sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.2460, -87.7008

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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