Houston County, Alabama

Houston County, Alabama, has 110,318 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Dothan. It uses Central Time and covers 580 sq mi (1,502 km²) of land.

Houston County in Alabama

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Resident population, July 2025: 110,318
Land area: 580 sq mi (1,502 km²)
County seat or government: Dothan
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $58,626 ± $1,551
Median home value: $183,300 ± $3,668
Median rent, with utilities: $945 ± $17
Homes lived in by their owners: 63.8% ± 0.9 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Dothan, AL metro areaCentral county
Water area: 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km²)
State: Alabama
County code (FIPS): 01069
Coordinates (central point): 31.158183, -85.296411

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Time zones in Houston County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

3630139,452 people
3630330,173 people
3630517,610 people
363458,689 people
363757,884 people
363507,659 people
363126,249 people
363525,617 people
363203,151 people
363192,477 people
363212,141 people
363762,088 people

All 14

363431,496 people
36370894 people

14 ZIP Code areas overlap Houston County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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School districts in Houston County, largest first

Dothan City School District71,514 people
Houston County School District38,429 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Houston County, largest first

Cher-O-Creek State Designated Tribal Statistical Area85,955 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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Bordering areas, nearest first

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Areas that only touch the edge

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