Gulf Shores, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Mobile. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northwest of Gulf Shores and has a population of 198,915 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Pensacola (FL). It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the east of Gulf Shores and has a population of 56,255 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bay Minette	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,043	2.85% increase
	Bayou La Batre	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,859	23.61% increase
	Chickasaw	NW	41 mi [66 km]	5,948	6.54% decrease
	Daphne	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	19,093	15.15% increase
	Fairhope	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	17,147	37.4% increase
	Foley	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	13,807	81.91% increase
	Orange Beach	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,231	64.67% increase
	Prichard	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	27,662	3.39% decrease
	Robertsdale	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	4,964	31.25% increase
	Saraland	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,946	5.35% increase
	Satsuma	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	6,008	5.64% increase
	Spanish Fort	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	5,780	6.58% increase
	Gulf Breeze (FL)	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	6,580	16.15% increase
	Milton (FL)	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,656	22.87% increase
	Moss Point (MS)	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	13,951	11.99% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alabama Port	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Bon Secour	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Clay City	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Elberta	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,477	167.57% increase
	Lillian	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Loxley	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,796	33.23% increase
	Magnolia Springs	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Mon Louis	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Montrose	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Point Clear	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Seminole	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Silverhill	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	698	13.31% increase
	Summerdale	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	745	13.74% increase
	Bellview (FL)	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Myrtle Grove (FL)	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	---

Baldwin County

Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baldwin: Monroe, Escambia, Mobile, Washington, Clarke and Escambia (FL).

Below are counties that are near Gulf Shores (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Gulf Shores:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Gulf Shores
	Mobile County	W	Alabama Port	25 miles [40 km]
	Escambia County (FL)	E	Gulf Beach Heights (FL)	15 miles [24 km]
	Santa Rosa County (FL)	E	Gulf Breeze (FL)	32 miles [51 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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