Orange Beach is home to the largest Charter Fishing Fleet on the Gulf of Mexico and a favorite vacation spot for many. The city was founded by boat builders and charter fishermen. At the 2000 census the population was 6,436.

Orange Beach is located on the Gulf of Mexico, has access to the interior bays, and bayous lying north of perdido pass, a semitropical climate & miles of sugar white sand beaches.

Orange Beach in the summer time can claim a tremendous population growth. At that time, the population can swell to well over 200,000 making it the fourth largest city in the state behind Birmingham, Mobile and Gulf Shores (Gulf Shores, adjacent to Orange Beach, can swell up to a population of 300,000 during the summer).

Schools

Orange Beach has one school, Orange Beach Elementary School, which serves grades kindergarten through 5. Students continue on to Gulf Shores Middle School (Grades 6-8) and Gulf Shores High School (9-12), which are both in Gulf Shores.