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Perdido, Alabama

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Perdido, Alabama
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36562
Area code251
GNIS feature ID152869[1]

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.[2] Perdido has a post office with ZIP code 36562.[3] It has an elementary school, Perdido School, which is part of the Baldwin County Board of Education.

History

Perdido is named after the Perdido River.[4] A post office operated under the name Perdido Station from 1871 to 1923, and under the name Perdido from 1923 to the present.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Perdido". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Baldwin County, Alabama General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Alabama Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved March 12, 2012. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 108. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  5. ^ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.