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Welcome to North Mobile ...

North Mobile is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Mobile, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for North Mobile: N. Mobile

North Mobile is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for North Mobile: 251

Communities near North Mobile ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Mobile.

  • Mobile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Daphne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Saraland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Satsuma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Creola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Wilmer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Country Club Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Mobile. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Mobile.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Mobile. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Mobile.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Mobile. See our Newspapers Page for North Mobile.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Mobile ...

Looking for more information about North Mobile? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Mobile, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Mobile.

Adding North Mobile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Mobile in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for North Mobile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Mobile post office opened in 1913. The North Mobile post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Mobile.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Mobile - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/