Bucks, Alabama
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Bucks, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′01″N 88°01′30″W / 31.01694°N 88.02500°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Mobile |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22 |
| • Density | 56.8/sq mi (21.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36512 |
| Area code | 251 |
| FIPS code | 01-10456 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628581[1] |
Bucks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,[3] down from 32 at the 2010 census.[5] It is located in the northeastern section of the county near the Mobile River, along U.S. Route 43. The James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, a coal- and natural gas-fired power station operated by Alabama Power, is located in Bucks.
U.S. Route 43, the only highway through the community, leads south 23 miles (37 km) to Mobile and north 5 miles (8 km) to Mount Vernon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bucks CDP has an area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 8.51%, are water.[2] The Mobile River forms the eastern edge of the community.
