| City: | Mobile, Alabama |
| County: | Mobile County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:54:25 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.6945, -88.0431 |
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ZIP code 36601 serves Mobile's Central Business District, functioning primarily as a downtown business and PO Box hub rather than a residential area. The ZIP has zero residential population, instead serving 16 business establishments employing 110 people and maintaining 248 business delivery points. This is a commercial center, not a neighborhood.
The post office maintains 197 PO Boxes for downtown businesses, professionals, and residents of surrounding Mobile neighborhoods who prefer a downtown mailing address. Street delivery exists but is limited to a single street: Saint Joseph Street, which has 50 delivery records with unit designators. This pattern suggests a multi-tenant commercial building rather than diverse street addresses.
Mobile's downtown receives mail through 2 city carrier routes, and this isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residential street delivery is available throughout greater Mobile via neighboring ZIP codes like 36603, which geographically encloses this downtown point location. The PO Box classification reflects the historical setup of downtown post offices as business service centers.
For PO Box addresses, use:
PO Box [Number]
Mobile, AL 36601For street delivery on Saint Joseph Street:
[Number] Saint Joseph St Unit [#]
Mobile, AL 36601Residential addresses in Mobile typically use other ZIP codes (36602-36617).
Only one street with unit designators suggests concentrated commercial building delivery.
ZIP Code 36601 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 118 people with an annual payroll of $9,164,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 417Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,105,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $9,164,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 118Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 36601 is located in Mobile County, Alabama, within the Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 33660) and Alabama's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 412,992 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 36601. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Mobile, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 33660Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 412,992Source: Census |
| MSA: | Mobile, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6066.83 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0150000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Mobile city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 36601 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.