Perdido, Alabama
| 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 US) | |
| 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[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)[2] | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36562 |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 152869[3] |
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, Cast Member on MTV show, "Floribama Shore".
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
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History
Perdido is named after the Perdido River.[7] A post office operated under the name Perdido Station from 1871 to 1923, and under the name Perdido from 1923 to the present.[8]
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.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Perdido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Baldwin County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ 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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