| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:20 PM |
| Population: | 18,581 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01067 |
| CBSA: | Dothan, AL |
| Land Area: | 535 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.5231, -85.2834 |
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18,581 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 535 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,784 to 18,581 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36317 (Clopton, $97,688 median) and poorest ZIP 36310 (Abbeville, $34,744) are 8.0 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $114,900 in 36317 (Clopton) to $200,800 in 36345 (Headland).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 36373 (Shorterville) to 78 in 36345 (Headland).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.6% bachelor's+ in 36373 (Shorterville) to 32.7% in 36317 (Clopton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #48 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,659 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,859 of 13,441 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.