| Official Name: | Chunchula, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Chunchula |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 30.9217°N -88.2006°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mobile |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.69 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 121 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 195 |
| Population Density Km2: | 41.75 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 108.09 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36521 |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-14968 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Chunchula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. 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.[3]
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 30.9219°N -88.2006°W and has an elevation of 121feet. U.S. Route 45 passes through the community, leading south to Mobile and north to Citronelle.
Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.[4] Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5),[5] Lott Middle School (6-8),[6] and Citronelle High School (9-12).[7]