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Summerdale
Alabamatown
Summerdale
Total population
1,593
Median home value
$274,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$70,110
Founded
1906
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
Summerdale is a rural town in south-central Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is the site of the Naval Outlying Landing Field Summerdale. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,468. It is part of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Alabama State Route 59 passes along the west side of the town, leading north to Robertsdale and south to Foley. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, is water.
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 Summerdale, 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 CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,061
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,558
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,095
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves5,857
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,481
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves4,641
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,538
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,070
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
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · Robertsdale · 1,450 students · 18.8:1 ratio
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Robertsdale · 1,056 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- Foley Elementary SchoolElementary · Foley · 992 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Florence B Mathis ElementaryElementary · Foley · 915 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Magnolia SchoolElementary · Foley · 894 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Elberta Elementary SchoolElementary · Elberta · 884 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Elberta High SchoolHigh · Elberta · 784 students · 18.7:1 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
- Silverhill6 mi away · pop. 768
- Fairhope11.8 mi away · pop. 22,477
- Orange Beach13.8 mi away · pop. 8,095
- Perdido Beach13.8 mi away · pop. 555
- Stapleton19 mi away · pop. 2,213
- Belle Fontaine24.9 mi away
- Mobile27.9 mi away · pop. 187,041
- Bay Minette29.5 mi away · pop. 8,107
- Tillmans Corner32.1 mi away · pop. 17,731
- Prichard33.4 mi away · pop. 19,322
- Bayou La Batre34.6 mi away
- Saraland36.2 mi away · pop. 16,171
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 Summerdale
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- RAFEY Wildfire, Mobile, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-04-12 · 56 mi
- Ciba Road Wildfire, Washington, AlabamaWildfires · 2026-04-13 · 58 mi
- DeSoto BB 9370 C507 508 509 RX Prescribed Fire, Jackson, MississippiWildfires · 2026-04-21 · 72 mi
- DeSoto BB 8301 C-214 RX Prescribed Fire, Perry, MississippiWildfires · 2026-04-09 · 78 mi
- DeSoto BB 7310 S RX Prescribed Fire, Perry, MississippiWildfires · 2026-05-19 · 79 mi
- DeSoto BB 8366 2 RX Prescribed Fire, Harrison, MississippiWildfires · 2026-05-16 · 79 mi
- DeSoto BB 8366 RX Prescribed Fire, Harrison, MississippiWildfires · 2026-05-14 · 79 mi
- DeSoto BB 8374 S RX Prescribed Fire, Harrison, MississippiWildfires · 2026-05-20 · 81 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-06-03 10:30 UTC.
Events
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • 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