Gulf Shores Alabama ZIP Codes
Gulf Shores holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Gulf Shores
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 36542 | Baldwin County |
| 36547 | Baldwin County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Gulf Shores codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Gulf Shores. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Gulf Shores ZIP code begins 365. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Alabama. Statewide that range covers 65 ZIP codes, so Gulf Shores accounts for 3% of it.
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Area codes covering Gulf Shores
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Gulf Shores occupies.
Gulf Shores Alabama area codes in full →
Where Gulf Shores's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Gulf Shores
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Beach Alabama ZIP codes | 6.5 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Foley Alabama ZIP codes | 8.5 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Elberta Alabama ZIP codes | 9.2 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Magnolia Springs Alabama ZIP codes | 9.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Summerdale Alabama ZIP codes | 14 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Silverhill Alabama ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Robertsdale Alabama ZIP codes | 19 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Fairhope Alabama ZIP codes | 20 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
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