Dauphin Island, Alabama

About Dauphin Island

Dauphin Island, AL is a small town located in southwestern Alabama with an estimated population of 1,923.

Officially, Dauphin Island is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 6.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 307 residents per square mile.

📰 Dauphin Island News Today

• Coast guard seeks answers after unmanned boat found near Dauphin Island AL.com · Aug 16
• Coast Guard in Mobile reports unmanned vessel south of Dauphin Island fox10tv.com · Aug 15
• Dauphin Island Sea Lab Aquaculture Project Harvests First Fish | Outdoor Alabama · Jun 11
• Set Your Watch On Island Time And Enjoy This Alabama Paradise Southern Living · Apr 10
• Rough surf from Bertha highlights Dauphin Island's erosion concerns, restoration plans mynbc15.com · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dauphin Island Unique

• The only place in America named Dauphin Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dauphin Island

• Capt'n Snapper's
• Dority's Bar & Grill
• Islander’s Restaurant & Bar — burger
• Tacky Jacks 2

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alabama Aquarium at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab · Aquarium
• Fort Morgan Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dauphin Island

• Fort Gaines reviews ★
• Bayfront Park reviews ★
• Blue Heron Park reviews ★
• Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cadillac Square reviews ★
• Cedar Point Pier reviews ★
• Dauphin Island Audubon Bird Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Morgan Unit, Bon Secour NWR · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Green Park reviews ★
• Indian Shell Mound Park reviews ★
• Jefferies Park reviews ★
• Little Dauphin Island Unit, Bon Secour NWR · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dauphin Island

• Dauphin Island Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dauphin Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities