Come home to Mobile – a place where the coastal lifestyle blends seamlessly with a rich 300-year-old history. Now enjoying economic growth like we’ve never seen, Mobile is the perfect place to start your family, start a career or give yourself an opportunity to live the kind of life you’ve always dreamed.
French, English, Spanish and Native American influences unite to create a unique culture you’ll find in almost everything we do, from our Mardi Gras celebration to our seafood delicacies and friendly spirit.
Mobile is a picturesque city located at the mouth of the Mobile River and the edge of Mobile Bay, leading to the Gulf of Mexico. More than 540,000 residents live in the metropolitan area that covers 2,828 square miles.
In 30 minutes you can dig your toes into the sandy-white beaches of Dauphin Island in south Mobile County, or ferry across Mobile Bay to Gulf Shores in a few minutes more. The mountains of northern Alabama are also within a few hours drive.
Mobile’s diversity is mirrored in a plethora of activities. From the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to fresh water fishing, antique shopping to outlet bargains, baseball to football, museums to the modern IMAX Dome Theater, tee-time on the course to tea time at a historic Plantation home, world-renowned Bellingrath Gardens to the Battleship USS Alabama, Dauphin Island Sailboat Regatta to greyhound racing, Mardi Gras to the Christmas parade of Boats along Dog River – now is the time to come home to Mobile.
