Gulf Shores, Alabama

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The coastal city of Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County.

Typical abbreviation for Gulf Shores: Gulf Shrs.

Gulf Shores is near sea level^<1>.

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

Florida has a community that is also named Gulf Shores.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Gulf Shores had a population of 5,044 people^<2> (or 3.57% of the total population of Baldwin County). The population of Gulf Shores represented 0.11% of the total of Alabama, making it the state's 92nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Gulf Shores had a population of 10,248 people. This is an increase of 103.17% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Gulf Shores.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clay City	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Elberta	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,477	167.57% increase
	Foley	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	13,807	81.91% increase
	Lillian	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Magnolia Springs	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Orange Beach	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,231	64.67% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Gulf Shores.

Websites for Gulf Shores

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The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Gulf Shores. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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