Chunchula, Alabama

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
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 [1]
• 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

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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.

Geography

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.

Education

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]