Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobile's population increased to 204,689 residents, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile metropolitan area, a region of 430,197 residents composed of Mobile and Washington counties; it is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state. Alabama's only saltwater port, Mobile is located on the Mobile River at the head of Mobile Bay on the north-central Gulf Coast. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the city, beginning with the settlement as an important trading center between the French colonists and Native Americans, down to its current role as the 12th-largest port in the United States. Mobile was founded in 1702 by the French as the first capital of Louisiana.

Country: United States
State: Alabama
County: Mobile
Founded: 1702
Incorporated (town): January 20, 1814
Incorporated (city): December 17, 1819
• Type: Mayor-Council
• Mayor: Sandy Stimpson (R)
• City Council: District 1 – Cory Penn, District 2 – William Carroll, District 3 – C.J. Small, District 4 – Ben Reynolds, District 5 – Joel Daves, District 6 – Josh Woods, District 7 – Gina Gregory
Population (2020): 187,041
• Estimate (2022): 183,289
• Rank: US: 141st, AL: 4th
• Urban: 321,907 (US: 126th)
• Metro: 411,640 (US: 133rd)
• Combined: 665,147 (US: 79th)
Demonym(s): Mobilian
Time zone: Central (CST) (UTC–6)
• Summer (DST): CDT (UTC–5)
Area code(s): 251
FIPS code: 01-50000
GNIS feature ID: 2404278
Website: cityofmobile.org
Official Website: http://www.cityofmobile.org/
Wikidata description: county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States
Wikidata id: Q79875
Wikidata label: Mobile
Wikidata aliases: Array
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