Kings Branch and Orchard Estates, Mobile: homes and schools

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the City of Mobile’s annexation page and open data (annexations, city limits, address points); the Mobile County Public Schools school zone lookup; the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card; Zillow Research; Second Line Transit; and OpenStreetMap.

Kings Branch and Orchard Estates are the two smaller of the three west Mobile areas that voted to join the city on July 18, 2023, according to the city’s annexation page; the third is the Cottage Hill corridor. They are separate pieces of land, Kings Branch to the north of Orchard Estates, with homes on streets off Moffett Road, Schillinger Road North, Zeigler Boulevard and Howells Ferry Road.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Mary G. Montgomery High for all of Kings Branch in our sample (2024-25 state report card: 80, a B); Orchard Estates is split among Mattie T. Blount, Montgomery and Baker.
• Home value: $170,047 in ZIP code 36618 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-65 Exit 5B (Moffett Road, U.S. 98), about 7.5 to 7.7 miles by road.

Part of our Mobile neighborhoods guide.

Where they are

Both are polygons on the city’s annexations map, approved by city resolution in July 2023:

• Kings Branch, 1,470 acres, the northern piece, along Moffett Road with streets such as Meadow Lane, Lacoste Road, Kings Gate Drive West, Graham Road North and Kings Branch Drive North. It held 1,127 city address points, all in ZIP code 36618.
• Orchard Estates, 885 acres, the southern piece, around Zeigler Boulevard, Schillinger Road North, Cody Road North and Howells Ferry Road, with the Orchard Drive streets inside it. It held 494 city address points: 278 in 36618, 184 in 36608 and 32 in 36575, which carry a Semmes mailing address.

Together that is 1,621 address points on Oct. 17, 2026. Since annexation the City of Mobile provides police, fire and garbage service in both; the annexation page explains when each service started. The city limit line runs close by, so use the city’s My Place tool to check a particular address.

Schools

Shares are of a sample of 160 city address points across both areas (120 in Kings Branch and 40 in Orchard Estates), each checked against the Mobile County Public Schools zone lookup on Oct. 17, 2026. Scores are each school’s overall score on the state’s 2024-25 report card.

Orchard Estates crosses several zone lines, so the sample there is small and the split is a guide only. Check one address with the district’s school search. More in our schools guide.

Home values

According to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026:

The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes in the whole ZIP code, not a sale price. Zillow files 36575 under Semmes, and all three ZIP codes reach well beyond these two areas. The citywide figure was $196,696, down 0.4% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

OpenStreetMap maps no park inside either area. The city’s parks are listed in our parks and trails guide; Langan Park, 4901 Zeigler Blvd., is east along Zeigler Boulevard.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-65 Exit 5B (Moffett Road, U.S. 98), about 7.7 miles by road from Kings Branch and 7.5 miles from Orchard Estates; Exit 4 (Dauphin Street) is about 8 miles from either, using the exit numbers and destination signs mapped in OpenStreetMap.
• Downtown: about 12 miles by road to Government Plaza from Kings Branch and 11.8 miles from Orchard Estates.
• Airports: Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), 8400 Airport Blvd., is about 8.3 miles from Kings Branch and 4.4 miles from Orchard Estates; Mobile International Airport (BFM) is about 16 to 17 miles from either. Distances are measured from a central address in each area on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine; they are distances, not drive times.
• Buses: none of the stops listed on Second Line Transit’s 11 route pages is in either area. Check Second Line’s site for its on-demand microtransit zone.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap shows no supermarket or pharmacy inside either area. The nearest are a Winn-Dixie and, farther north, a Publix on Schillinger Road North.

Homeowners associations

The City of Mobile does not publish a homeowners association registry, and none of its maps or plans name one for these areas.

How we drew this area

The two areas are the Kings Branch and Orchard Estates polygons in the city’s annexations layer, checked Oct. 17, 2026. ZIP codes come from every city address point inside them; school shares come from a sample of 160 of those points run through the district’s zone lookup. Place and store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

When did Kings Branch and Orchard Estates join Mobile?

Voters there chose to join the city on July 18, 2023, along with the Cottage Hill corridor, and the votes were certified on July 25, 2023, according to the city’s annexation page.

What schools are Kings Branch and Orchard Estates zoned for?

Kings Branch is zoned for Orchard Elementary, C.L. Scarborough Model Middle and Mary G. Montgomery High in our whole sample. Orchard Estates is split, mostly among Orchard Elementary, Scarborough or Semmes Middle, and Mattie T. Blount, Montgomery or Baker High.

What ZIP code is Kings Branch in Mobile?

36618, for every city address point in the Kings Branch annexation area. Zillow’s typical home value in 36618 was $170,047 in September 2026, down 2.7% from a year earlier.

Do some addresses in Orchard Estates say Semmes?

Yes. 32 of the 494 city address points in the Orchard Estates annexation area carry ZIP code 36575 and a Semmes mailing address, though they are inside Mobile city limits.