GulfcrestAL
This town of 82 people was settled in 1906.
Is Gulfcrest a good place to live?
Gulfcrest’s age of the median resident is 53.5 years, above both Alabama’s towns (39.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Gulfcrest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gulfcrest.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Gulfcrest, mostly hurricanes
In Gulfcrest, the risk rating from FEMA is 88 of 100. Expected losses in Gulfcrest break down as 57% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Gulfcrest’s working residents commute to Mobile
The top destinations are Mobile (44%), Creola (6%) and Foley (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Gulfcrest
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gulfcrest is
Among adults in Gulfcrest, 17% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Gulfcrest is ahead of Alabama on 1 and behind on 7. Two figures for adults locally: 19% smoke cigarettes, 44% have high blood pressure.
| Gulfcrest | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Gulfcrest | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 78% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gulfcrest
Moving to Gulfcrest: who provides what
Gulfcrest 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 Gulfcrest for work
Where Gulfcrest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gulfcrest; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Gulfcrest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Gulfcrest
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Gulfcrest is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 142 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 148 ft
- Area code
- 251
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