Perdido, Alabama

Perdido, Alabama
Perdido, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Location of Perdido in Baldwin County, Alabama.
	Perdido, Alabama Location of Perdido in Baldwin County, Alabama.Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°WCoordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Area
• Total	11.17 sq mi (28.92 km2)
• Land	11.14 sq mi (28.85 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	220 ft (70 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	221
• Estimate (2016)	N/A
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36562
Area code(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	152869

Perdido, also known as Perdido Station, is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Perdido is located along County Route 61, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) northeast of Bay Minette.^[4] Perdido has a post office with ZIP code 36562.^[5] It has an elementary school, Perdido School, which is part of the Baldwin County Board of Education.

Notable people[]

Aimee Hall, "Floribama Shore" cast member.

History[]

Perdido is named after the Perdido River.^[6] A post office operated under the name Perdido Station from 1871 to 1923, and under the name Perdido from 1923 to present.^[7]

Cultural references[]

Perdido is the setting of author and screenwriter Michael McDowell's Blackwater Series, first published in 1983.

References[]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
^ "Perdido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ Baldwin County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
^ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

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[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.

[2] "Perdido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[USCensusEst2016-3] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.

[4] Baldwin County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[GR7-5] United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[6] Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.

[7] "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

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County seat: Bay Minette
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Perdido, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Location of Perdido in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Perdido, Alabama Location of Perdido in Baldwin County, Alabama. Perdido, Alabama Perdido, Alabama (the United States) Show map of AlabamaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°W / 31.00778; -87.62722Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W / 31.00778°N 87.62722°W / 31.00778; -87.62722
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.17 sq mi (28.92 km²)
• Land	11.14 sq mi (28.85 km²)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)
Elevation	220 ft (70 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	221
• Estimate (2016)^[3]	N/A
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36562
Area code(s)	251
GNIS feature ID	152869^[2]