ChunchulaAL
250 people live in this town, settled in 1873.
Is Chunchula a good place to live?
58% of residents live below the poverty line in Chunchula, above both the Alabama town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 188 Alabama towns we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Chunchula. Chunchula has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
250 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chunchula.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Chunchula, mostly hurricanes
Compared with 88% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Chunchula is higher. Expected losses in Chunchula break down as 57% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Chunchula households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Chunchula’s working residents commute to Mobile
For Chunchula, the average commute is 28 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Mobile (45%), Prichard (3%) and Foley (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Chunchula
The town’s midsummer high comes in at 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Chunchula stands out in Alabama and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
In Chunchula, 34% of adults feel lonely. Only 2 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Chunchula. Among adults locally, 53% have high blood pressure and 11% binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Chunchula beats the Alabama average on 6 and trails it on 11.
| Chunchula | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chunchula | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.6% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 20% | 23.3% |
| More adults with diabetes | 22.2% | 14.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Alabama and the rest of the country, more of Chunchula’s households are owner-occupiers
The typical home value in Chunchula is about $216,000, up 3.8% in a year, 10% below the Alabama typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Chunchula
USS Alabama and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chunchula. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumUSS Alabama
20 mi MuseumUSS Drum
20 mi MuseumBattleship Memorial Park13 mi Ancient siteOld Mobile Site
19 mi Stadium & arenaMobile Civic Center
19 mi MuseumFort CharlottePhoto credits
USS Alabama: USN, Public domain · USS Drum: Jean-Pierre Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Battleship Memorial Park: Rennett Stowe from USA, CC BY 2.0 · Mobile Civic Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Charlotte: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Chunchula: who provides what
Chunchula is unincorporated, so Mobile County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Chunchula for work
Where Chunchula’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Chunchula
About 0 of every 100 Chunchula residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Chunchula
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Chunchula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 195. It has a post office with the 36521 ZIP code. The community has one site listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Chunchula School.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
- ZIP code
- 36521
- Area code
- 251
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