Alabama · Census place 0121184
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan is a city in 3 counties of Alabama with an estimated 71,650 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 257 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 71,650
- #8 of 257 in Alabama
- Change since 2020
- +0.8%
- +545 people
- Land area
- 90.2 sq mi
- + 0.33 sq mi water
- Density
- 794 / sq mi
- State median 715
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Dothan population, 2020 to 2024
Dothan added 545 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.8%. In the latest year it moved by +333. Among 107 Alabama places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 61st; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Alabama has 14,094 people, so Dothan is 5.1 times that size.
Dothan covers 90.23 square miles of land and 0.33 of water, for 794 people per square mile of land. The median Alabama place of 5,000+ has 715, so Dothan is denser than the typical town.
The 3 counties Dothan spans
Dothan crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 71,650 residents as follows; Houston County holds 97.8% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Houston County70,045
- 02Dale County1,604
- 03Henry County1
ZIP codes in Dothan
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Dothan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 36301, 36303, 36305, 36321. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Dothan is
The Census internal point of Dothan is at 31.233700, -85.406800. Montgomery, the capital, is 94.8 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Tallahassee, FL (205,089 people), 87.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 31.233700, -85.406800
- DMS
- 31°14'1.32"N 85°24'24.48"W
- UTM
- 16N 651733.4E 3456596.3N
- Geohash
- dje38tbtm
- Plus code
- 863P6HMV+F7
Daylight in Dothan
At 31.23° N, Dothan gets about 14 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Dothan
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alabama, measured between internal points. The closest is Cowarts, 6.0 miles away, with 2,038 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Dothan, AL?
71,650 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 545 (0.8%) from 71,105 in July 2020.
What county is Dothan in?
It spans 3 counties: Houston County (70,045 residents), Dale County (1,604 residents), Henry County (1 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Dothan?
4 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 36301, 36303, 36305, 36321.
How far is Dothan from Montgomery?
94.8 miles (152.6 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Dothan.
What is the nearest larger city to Dothan?
Tallahassee, FL, with 205,089 residents, 87.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.