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Orange Beach
Alabamacity
Orange Beach
Total population
8,407
Median home value
$502,400
Bachelor's+
Median income
$97,736
Founded
1984
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Orange Beach is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The population was 8,095 at the 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 8,534.
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Geography
Orange Beach is located on Perdido Key along the Gulf of Mexico, and is the easternmost community on Alabama's Gulf Coast, with the community of Perdido Key, Florida bordering it to the east. The city of Gulf Shores is to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. {|class="wikitable" |+Average sea temperature: |- !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec !Year |- | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Orange Beach, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,915
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,536
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,215
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,707
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,514
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves7,365
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7,089
- Great Blue/Cocoi HeronArdea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,780
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Foley High SchoolHigh · Foley · 1,578 students · 18.3:1 ratio
- Gulf Shores Elementary SchoolElementary · Gulf Shores · 1,062 students · 17.1:1 ratio
- Foley Elementary SchoolElementary · Foley · 992 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Florence B Mathis ElementaryElementary · Foley · 915 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Elberta Elementary SchoolElementary · Elberta · 884 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Gulf Shores High SchoolHigh · Gulf Shores · 799 students · 16:1 ratio
- Elberta High SchoolHigh · Elberta · 784 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · Foley · 783 students · 16.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2020-09-031 km W of Pollard, Alabama
- M 2.6 — 2019-04-1213 km NW of Flomaton, Alabama
- M 3.1 — 2019-04-116 km NNW of Pollard, Alabama
- M 2.5 — 2019-04-118 km NW of Pollard, Alabama
- M 2.7 — 2019-03-242 km ESE of Century, Florida
- M 3.1 — 2019-03-114 km N of Flomaton, Alabama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Alabama
- Perdido Beach6.8 mi away · pop. 555
- Fairhope23.1 mi away · pop. 22,477
- Belle Fontaine33.3 mi away
- Bayou La Batre40.6 mi away
- Bay Minette43.1 mi away · pop. 8,107
- Perdido49.2 mi away · pop. 730
- Saraland49.4 mi away · pop. 16,171
- Stockton51.6 mi away · pop. 557
- Gulfcrest61.6 mi away · pop. 142
- Sims Chapel73.6 mi away · pop. 145
- Rockville78.2 mi away · pop. 47
- Monroeville85.9 mi away · pop. 5,951
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Orange Beach
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, MississippiWildfires · 2026-08-16 · 53 mi
- Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-09-09 · 86 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image