| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:20 PM |
| Population: | 27,328 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01061 |
| CBSA: | Dothan, AL |
| Land Area: | 591 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1221, -85.7910 |
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27,328 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 591 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,061 to 27,328 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.0% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36316 (Chancellor, $77,016 median) and poorest ZIP 36318 (Coffee Springs, $49,826) are 6.6 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $67,100 in 36314 (Black) to $207,800 in 36316 (Chancellor).
Density varies 21× across the county — from 25 people/sq mi in 36318 (Coffee Springs) to 520 in 36313 (Bellwood).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.5% bachelor's+ in 36313 (Bellwood) to 26.5% in 36316 (Chancellor) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #38 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #28 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,746 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,678 of 19,394 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 2 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36375 | Slocomb | Standard | 7,884 | $57,656 | 124.5 | 8.5% |
| 36344 | Hartford | Standard | 5,405 | $60,377 | 125.5 | -4.8% |
| 36340 | Geneva | Standard | 5,307 | $50,111 | 51.6 | -10.6% |
| 36477 | Samson | Standard | 4,610 | $50,517 | 160.4 | 2.9% |
| 36316 | Chancellor | Standard | 2,071 | $77,016 | 53.2 | 37.2% |
| 36318 | Coffee Springs | Standard | 1,213 | $49,826 | 49.4 | -10.5% |
| 36314 | Black | Standard | 666 | $62,047 | 26.2 | 31.4% |
| 36313 | Bellwood | PO Box | 172 | — | 0.3 | -47.6% |
| 36349 | Malvern | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |