ZIP Code 36542

36542 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Gulf Shores, Baldwin County.

City: Gulf Shores
County: Baldwin County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 365xx

Where this code sits

36542 is part of the 365xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Gulf Shores is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Gulf Shores page.

Gulf Shores Alabama ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 36542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

251 Area code 251

ZIP codes nearest 36542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 36542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 36511	3.0 mi	Bon Secour, AL
ZIP code 36547	3.9 mi	Gulf Shores, AL
ZIP code 36555	8.9 mi	Magnolia Springs, AL
ZIP code 36535	9.9 mi	Foley, AL
ZIP code 36561	11 mi	Orange Beach, AL
ZIP code 36536	11 mi	Foley, AL
ZIP code 36530	13 mi	Elberta, AL
ZIP code 36580	15 mi	Summerdale, AL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 36542, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 36542. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.