Perdido Beach

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Perdido Beach

Total population

642

Median home value

$341,700

31.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$80,875

Perdido Beach$81k

National$74k

Elevation1 m

Land area1.24 km²

Weather81°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates30.35°, -87.50°

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

Perdido Beach is a town located on the northern shore of Perdido Bay, between the mouths of Soldier Creek and Palmetto Creek in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. In an April 2009 plebiscite, over 60% of local voters supported incorporation as a town. On June 10, 2009, Baldwin County Probate Judge Adrian Johns issued an order which incorporated the area as a town. The first municipal elections, in which the mayor and town council will be elected, were scheduled for the fall of 2009. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 555.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Perdido Beach, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Andy Andrews

author and corporate speaker

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Belle Fontaine
  37 mi away
• Bayou La Batre
  45.4 mi away
• Perdido
  45.6 mi away · pop. 730
• Stockton
  49.8 mi away · pop. 557
• Gulfcrest
  62.1 mi away · pop. 142
• Rockville
  75.4 mi away · pop. 223
• Andalusia
  89.8 mi away · pop. 8,805
• Onycha
  94.6 mi away · pop. 238
• Vredenburgh
  102.1 mi away
• Putnam
  119.2 mi away · pop. 172
• Taylor
  133 mi away · pop. 3,063
• Linden
  135.6 mi away · pop. 1,961

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Perdido Beach

1994 Tappi Practical Aspects of Pressing and Drying Short Course Notes March 14-18, 1994, Perdido Beach Hotel in Orange Beach, Alabama

David A. Brandt · 1994

2002 Practical Aspects of Pressing & Drying Short Course

2002

2002 Coating Materials

Coating Materials: Pigments, Binders & Additives Short Course (2002 Orange Beach, Alabama) · 2002

Recovery plan for the Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates), Perdido Key beach mouse (P. p. trissyllepsis), and Choctawhatchee beach mouse (P. p. allophrys)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 4. · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 57 mi
• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 85 mi
• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 93 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

Seen 2026-09-26

Golden Silk Spider

Trichonephila clavipes

Seen 2026-09-26

Pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides

Seen 2026-09-26

Florida rosemary

Ceratiola ericoides

Seen 2026-09-26

muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

Seen 2026-09-26

firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Seen 2026-09-26

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

Seen 2026-09-26

Red-necked Peanutworm Moth

Stegasta bosqueella

Seen 2026-09-25

Tylozygus bifidus

Tylozygus bifidus

Seen 2026-09-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 23:30 UTC.