Mobile, Alabama

About Mobile

Mobile, AL is a mid-size city located in southwestern Alabama with an estimated population of 201,367. It ranks as the 2nd largest city in Alabama.

Mobile holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 150.84 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,335 residents per square mile.

📰 Mobile News Today

• South Alabama Comic Con returns to Mobile with celebrities, gaming and cosplay WKRG · Aug 17
• Jason Isbell to rally for Jones in Mobile | Mobile Lagniappe Daily · Aug 17
• It’s opening week: Check out the Coastal Alabama high school football schedule for Aug. 20-22 AL.com · Aug 18
• University of South Alabama welcomes students with Jaguar Jubilee fox10tv.com · Aug 17
• Car crashes into apartment building in Mobile WKRG · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mobile Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Alabama (#2 statewide).
• The only place in America named Mobile — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 150.84 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Mobile

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mobile

• BJ's — american
• Biryani Pot — indian
• Bonefish Grill — seafood
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Cotton State BBQ — barbecue
• Dumbwaiter Restaurant — american
• E Wing House — pizza
• Greyhound Cafe — american (café)
• Knucklebones Elixir Co. (café)
• Mama's on Dauphin

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• CG-41364 · Attraction
• Condé-Charlotte Museum House · Museum
• Grumman HU-16E Albatross · Attraction
• Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center · Museum
• History Museum of Mobile · Museum
• Mobile Museum of Art · Museum
• National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico · Museum
• Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard · Attraction
• Sweet Dreams Haunted Attraction · Attraction
• USS Drum · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mobile

• Fry Park reviews ★
• USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park reviews ★
• Allen Memorial Park reviews ★
• Arlington Park reviews ★
• Baumhauer-Randle Park reviews ★
• Bienville Square reviews ★
• British Park reviews ★
• Brookley by the Bay reviews ★
• Bush Park reviews ★
• Cathedral Square reviews ★
• Central Presbyterian Church Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Cooper Riverside Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mobile

• Acceleration Day and Evening Academy
• Acceleration Preparatory Academy
• Baker High School
• Ben C Rain High School
• Booker T Washington Middle School
• Denton Magnet School of Technology
• Dunbar Creative Performing Arts
• ER Dickson Elementary School
• Elizabeth Fonde Elementary School
• Forest Hill Elementary School
• Mary B Austin Elementary School
• Olive J Dodge Elementary School
• W H Council Traditional School
• WP Davidson High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Springhill Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Usa Health University Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Mobile Infirmary Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Usa Health Children'S & Women'S Hospital · 24/7 ER · Childrens
• Baypointe Behavioral Health · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mobile

🏘️ Nearby Communities