Dauphin Island is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, home to about 1,852 people across 6.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 36528.
Homes sold for a median of $312 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dauphin Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pensacola International Airport (PNS)57 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX436 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dauphin Island; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Dauphin Island had 1,778 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 235th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Mobile County grew from 62,740 residents in 1900 to 414,809 in 2020.
Mobile County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 61.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dauphin Is #2, AL weather station (2 miles away).
157,810 jobs at 8,960 businesses in Mobile County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dauphin Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (7 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Mobile County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauphin Island Elementary SchoolDauphin Island | K–5 | 60 | Public | 1.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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