Chunchula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 195.[2] It has a post office with the 36521 ZIP code. The community has one site listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Chunchula School.[4]
Chunchula, Alabama | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′18″N 88°12′2″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Mobile |
Area | |
• Total | 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2) |
• Land | 1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 195 |
• Density | 108.09/sq mi (41.75/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36521 |
Area code | 251 |
FIPS code | 01-14968 |
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1880 | 214 | — | |
1890 | 258 | 20.6% | |
2010 | 210 | — | |
2020 | 195 | −7.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
Chunchula was listed on the 1880 and 1890 U.S. Censuses as a village. It did not reappear on the U.S. Census until 2010 as a census-designated place or CDP.
Chunchula is located in northern Mobile County at 30.92185°N 88.20055°W / 30.92185; -88.20055 and has an elevation of 121 feet (37 m).[3] U.S. Route 45 passes through the community, leading south 20 miles (32 km) to Mobile and north 12 miles (19 km) to Citronelle.
Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.[6] Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5),[7] Lott Middle School (6-8),[8] and Citronelle High School (9-12).[9]
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County seat: Mobile | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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