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Welcome to Mobile County ...

Time Zone: Mobile County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mobile is the Seat for Mobile County.

Mobile County was founded in 1812.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mobile had a population of 413,210 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mobile represented 8.65% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Mobile County:

  • Bayou La Batre
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Chickasaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Citronelle
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Dauphin Island
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the south)
    • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Mobile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mobile is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobile <2>
  • Mount Vernon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Prichard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prichard is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <2>
  • Saraland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Saraland is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <2>
  • Satsuma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <2>
  • Semmes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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