Gulf Shores, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 5044 Housing Units (2000): 6810 Land area (2000): 18.387280 sq. miles (47.622834 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.629162 sq. miles (11.989473 sq. km) Total area (2000): 23.016442 sq. miles (59.612307 sq. km) FIPS code: 32272 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 30.267797 N, 87.701468 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gulf Shores, AL Gulf Shores