ZIP code · Gulf Shores · Alabama · United States
ZIP code 36542 — Gulf Shores
ZIP code 36542 serves Gulf Shores, Alabama.
- Postal code
- 36542Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Gulf Shores
- County
- Baldwin FIPS 01003
- State
- Alabama
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.2717, -87.7589 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 17,335 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 333 / sq mi
- Land area
- 52 sq mi (134.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $74,861
- Per-capita income
- $45,103
- Median age
- 50.6
- Households
- 7,947
- Housing units
- 18,551
- Median home value
- $366,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,365 / month
- Congressional district
- AL-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9a (20 to 25 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 251 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 36542
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 46°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 59 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 61 |
| Avg low °F | 46 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DAUPHIN IS #2 (19.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 36542
- 3 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 9 hospitals & clinics
- 6 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 65 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 7 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 9 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 10 gas stations
- 10 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page