PlainZIP

Gulf Shores, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gulf Shores, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,705. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GULF-SHORES-AL · Gulf Shores, AL 1 ZIPs · 12,705 pop · #9358/25278 · Baldwin County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $79,639
  • RANK-UPPER #9358/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Silverhill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,705
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $383,500

Nearest income peer: Silverhill, AL (+ $1,409 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Gulf Shores

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gulf Shores on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gulf Shores, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,705
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,639
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 36542 (12,705 residents). Household income $79,639 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gulf Shores as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Lexington is the closest lower-income city and Northport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gulf Shores.

Population concentration

Gulf Shores reads through its lone ZIP, 36542

12,705 ACS residents, one ZIP: 36542 is not the leading code inside Gulf Shores, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Gulf Shores's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 688 establishments, 7,128 employees , annual payroll $289,847k (~54 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36542 (688 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (112) · also Retail trade · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Gulf Shores, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Baldwin County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gulf Shores. See the Baldwin County roll-up →

Gulf Shores sits in the upper half of Baldwin County on income: Foley, Bay Minette and Robertsdale report less, while Daphne, Fairhope and Orange Beach report more. Bay Minette marks the far end of that range at $50,120, 37% below Gulf Shores.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36542 12,705 $79,639 688 93
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Gulf Shores roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gulf Shores, .