Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Belle Fontaine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mobile
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.96
Area Land Km2:4.02
Area Water Km2:0.94
Area Total Sq Mi:1.92
Area Land Sq Mi:1.55
Area Water Sq Mi:0.36
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:613
Population Density Km2:152.38
Population Density Sq Mi:394.72
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:7
Coordinates:30.4936°N -88.1036°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36582[3]
Area Code:251
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:113875
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:01-05212

Belle Fontaine (; in French bɛl fɔ̃ˈtɛn/) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on the western shore of Mobile Bay. It is located south of the city of Mobile, along the stretch of shore between the Deer River and the Fowl River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 613.[2]

The Belle Fontaine shoreline experiences the occasional jubilee, a rare phenomenon in which fish and crustaceans swarm in the water, just off the beach.

External links

30.4942°N -88.1112°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 21, 2022.
  3. Web site: Belle Fontaine AL ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. February 17, 2023.