Chunchula, Alabama Explained

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]

Demographics

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.

Geography

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.

Education

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 22, 2022.
  2. Web site: Chunchula CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage . June 4, 2009 . Alabama Historical Commission . www.preserveala.org . July 21, 2009.
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chunchula CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  5. "McDavid-Jones." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  6. "Lott Middle." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  7. "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone ." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.