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Mobile, Alabama |
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City |
| City of Mobile |
 From top: Pincus Building, Old City Hall and Southern Market, Fort Condé, Barton Academy, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, and the skyline of downtown from the Mobile River.
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| Nickname(s): "The Port City," "Azalea City," "The City of Six Flags"
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 Location within Mobile County
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Location within Alabama
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Location within the United States
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| Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306
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| Country |
United States |
| State |
Alabama |
| County |
Mobile |
| Founded |
1702 |
| Incorporated (town) |
January 20, 1814[1]
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| Incorporated (city) |
December 17, 1819[2]
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| Government
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| • Type |
Mayor–council |
| • Mayor |
Sandy Stimpson (R) |
| • Council |
Mobile City Council |
| Area [3]
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| • City |
180.06 sq mi (466.34 km2) |
| • Land |
139.47 sq mi (361.22 km2) |
| • Water |
40.59 sq mi (105.12 km2) |
| • Urban
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222.8 sq mi (577 km2) |
| • Metro
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1,644 sq mi (4,260 km2) |
| Elevation (lowest)[4]
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10 ft (3 m) |
| Population
(2010)[5]
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| • City |
195,111 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6]
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189,572 |
| • Rank |
US: 122nd
AL: 3rd |
| • Density |
1,359.24/sq mi (524.81/km2) |
| • Urban
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326,183 (US: 115th) |
| • Metro
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414,079 (US: 127th) |
| • CSA
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619,104 (US: 79th) |
| Demonym(s) |
Mobilian |
| Time zone |
UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
Zip codes[7]
- 36601-36612, 36615-36619, 36625, 36628, 36630, 36633, 36640-36641, 36644, 36652, 36660, 36663, 36670-36671, 36675, 36685, 36688-36689, 36691, 36693, 36695
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| Area code(s) |
251 |
| FIPS code |
01-50000 |
| GNIS feature ID |
0155153 |
| Interstates |
 
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| Interstate Spurs |
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| U.S. Routes |
    
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| Waterways |
Mobile River |
| Seaports |
Port of Mobile |
| Airports |
Mobile Regional Airport |
| Public transit |
The Wave |
| Website |
City of Mobile |
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