Mobile County is Alabama's port county, where the Mobile River and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta empty into Mobile Bay and the city of Mobile serves as the county seat. Away from the water, the western and northern parts of the county around Citronelle and Semmes are rural, with pine woods, small farms and scattered homesites.
Communities in the county include Saraland, Satsuma, Semmes, Citronelle, Bayou La Batre, Theodore, Creola and Dauphin Island.
Land We Look At in Mobile County
Bayou, bay and waterfront lots
Parcels near Bayou La Batre, Dauphin Island, Theodore and the Mobile Bay shore depend heavily on elevation, shoreline and flood-insurance status.
Pine timber and wooded tracts
The northern and western county around Citronelle, Semmes and Wilmer carries a lot of pine acreage and recreational woods.
Suburban homesite acreage
West Mobile, Semmes, Saraland and Satsuma have tracts of various sizes near neighborhoods, schools and main roads.
Local Notes
- The city of Mobile sits at the head of Mobile Bay, with Saraland, Satsuma and Creola to the north and Theodore, Semmes and Bayou La Batre to the south and west.
- Interstate 10, Interstate 65 and the Bayway across the bay are major routes, with U.S. 98 serving the western part of the county.
- The Mobile River, the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, Dog River and Dauphin Island Sound shape the waterways.
- Land uses include pine timber near Citronelle, small farms, port and industrial land, and bayou and bay-area homesites.
Growth Areas
Port and shipbuilding activity, aviation and aerospace work at the airport area, and ongoing residential growth in west Mobile and toward Semmes and Saraland support land demand. Interstate 65 and Interstate 10 are the key corridors.
Terrain, Flood and Zoning Notes
Mobile County is low and flat, with large areas of tidal marsh, swamp and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Many parcels fall in FEMA flood zones, wetland regulations can restrict filling and building, and hurricane exposure affects insurability. The City of Mobile and neighboring cities have zoning; much of the unincorporated county has far lighter use regulation, but county subdivision and floodplain rules still apply.
General information only. Confirm zoning and flood status for a specific parcel with the county.
County Resources
- County website
- Revenue Commission property tax
- Alabama county GIS and parcel maps
- Alabama Department of Revenue property tax
These are public government resources. We are not affiliated with them.
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