Mobile metropolitan area

The Mobile Metropolitan Area comprises Mobile in the southwest corner of Alabama in the United States. As of the 2020 census the metropolitan area had a population of 430,197. The Mobile metropolitan area is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state of Alabama, after Birmingham and Huntsville. Washington County was part of the Mobile metropolitan area but was removed when the OMB released its statistical definitions effective July 2023.

Mobile Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Mobile, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area
Skyline of Mobile
Interactive Map of Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope, AL CSA   City of Mobile   Mobile, AL MSA   City of Daphne   City of Fairhope   City of Foley   Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL MSA
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Largest city	Mobile
Other cities	- Prichard - Saraland - Fairhope - Daphne - Foley
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

The Mobile Metropolitan Area and Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Metropolitan Area, which comprises all of Baldwin County, together make up the Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope Combined Statistical Area, with a population in 2020 of 661,964.

Year	Mobile MSA	Daphne–Fairhope–Foley MSA	Total
2000 Census	399,843	140,415	540,258
2010 Census	412,992	182,265	595,257
2020 Census	430,197	231,767	661,964

Counties

• Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope combined statistical area
  • Mobile metropolitan area
    • Mobile County
  • Daphne–Fairhope–Foley metropolitan area
    • Baldwin County

Mobile Metropolitan Area

Mobile County communities

Places with more than 150,000 inhabitants

• Mobile (principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 35,000 inhabitants

• Prichard
• Saraland
• Tillmans Corner (unincorporated)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Bayou La Batre
• Chickasaw
• Citronelle
• Creola
• Dauphin Island
• Grand Bay
• Satsuma
• Semmes
• Theodore
• Mount Vernon

Unincorporated places

• Alabama Port
• Axis
• Bucks
• Calvert
• Chunchula
• Coden
• Eight Mile
• Fernland
• Heron Bay
• Irvington
• Kushla
• Le Moyne
• Mauvilla
• Mon Louis
• St. Elmo
• Whistler

Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Metropolitan Area

Baldwin County communities

Places with more than 25,000 inhabitants

• Daphne

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

• Fairhope
• Foley
• Gulf Shores
• Spanish Fort

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Bay Minette
• Orange Beach
• Robertsdale
• Loxley
• Elberta
• Point Clear
• Summerdale

Other communities

• Bon Secour
• Lillian
• Magnolia Springs
• Perdido
• Perdido Beach
• Silverhill
• Stapleton
• Stockton

Transportation

• Interstate 10 (Which connects with Los Angeles and Jacksonville)
• Interstate 65 (Which connects to Chicago)
• Interstate 165
• U.S. Highway 31
• U.S. Highway 43
• U.S. Highway 45
• U.S. Highway 90
• U.S. Highway 98

See also

• Alabama statistical areas