Mobile, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306
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Mobile, Alabama
City
Left to right from top: skyline, Bienville Square, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Dauphin Street, Port of Mobile, and the USS Alabama
Official seal of Mobile, Alabama
Seal
Official logo of Mobile, Alabama
Logo
Nickname(s): 
"The Port City", "Azalea City", "The City of Six Flags"
Location within Mobile County
Location within Mobile County
Mobile is located in Alabama
Mobile
Mobile
Location within Alabama
Mobile is located in the United States
Mobile
Mobile
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Founded1702
Incorporated (town)January 20, 1814[1]
Incorporated (city)December 17, 1819[2]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
Area
[3]
 • City180.07 sq mi (466.39 km2)
 • Land139.48 sq mi (361.26 km2)
 • Water40.59 sq mi (105.14 km2)
 • Urban
222.8 sq mi (577 km2)
 • Metro
1,644 sq mi (4,260 km2)
Elevation
[6]
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • City187,041
 • RankUS: 138th
AL: 4th
 • Density1,340.97/sq mi (517.75/km2)
 • Urban
321,907 (US: 126th)[5]
 • Urban density1,458.3/sq mi (563.0/km2)
 • Metro
430,197 (US: 126th)[4]
 • CSA
661,964 (US: 76th)[7]
DemonymMobilian
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
Zip codes[9]
Area code251
FIPS code01-50000
GNIS feature ID2404278[6]
Websitewww.cityofmobile.org

Mobile (English pronunciation: /moʊˈbiːl/) is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. The population within the city limits was 187,041 as of the 2020 census.[8] It is at the head of Mobile Bay. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 430,197 residents which is composed of Mobile and Washington counties and is the third largest MSA in the state.[4] Mobile Mobile is included in the Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope Combined Statistical Area with a total population of 661,964, the second largest CSA fully in the state.[7]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "An Act to provide for Government of the Town of Mobile. —Passed January 20, 1814." (Internet Archive). A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XII. Pages 780–781.
  2. ↑ "An Act to incorporate the City of Mobile. —Passed December 17, 1819." (Internet Archive). A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XVI. Pages 784–791.
  3. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "P1. Race: Total Population: 2020 Census". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ United States Census Bureau (December 29, 2022). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mobile, Alabama
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "P1. Race: 2020 Census". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mobile city, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

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