Welcome to Foley ...

The city of Foley is located in Baldwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Foley has a population of 20,399 people<2> (see below for details).

Foley is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Foley: (251)

The ZIP codes for Foley: 36535-36536<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Foley had an population of 20,399 people. This is an increase of 39.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 168.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Foley had a population of 14,618 people (which is 8.02% of the total population of Baldwin County). This makes Foley the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Foley represents 0.31% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,618 people, the population of Foley increased 92.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,590 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Foley.

Communities Also Named Foley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Foley - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foley.

Communities near Foley ...

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

• Daphne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <6>
• Fairhope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <6>
• Gulf Shores
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
  • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <6>
• Robertsdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <6>
• Orange Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
  • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <6>
• Loxley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
  • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <6>
• Silverhill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <6>
• Perdido Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
  • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
• Elberta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <6>
• Magnolia Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <6>

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 Foley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foley. 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 Foley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foley ...

Looking for more information about Foley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Foley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Foley.

Adding Foley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foley 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 for Foley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Foley post office opened in 1905.

We also found Foley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/