Washington County, Alabama

Washington County, Alabama, has 14,822 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Chatom. It uses Central Time and covers 1,080 sq mi (2,798 km²) of land.

Washington County in Alabama

Washington County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 14,822
Land area: 1,080 sq mi (2,798 km²)
County seat or government: Chatom
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $61,042 ± $9,610
Median home value: $159,700 ± $11,944
Median rent, with utilities: $655 ± $215
Homes lived in by their owners: 85.8% ± 4.1 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Mobile, AL metro area and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metro area
Water area: 8.31 sq mi (21.5 km²)
State: Alabama
County code (FIPS): 01129
Coordinates (central point): 31.408503, -88.212404

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Time zones in Washington 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

365227,116 people
365584,236 people
365533,422 people
365182,109 people
369191,878 people
365481,183 people
36585681 people
36583678 people
36569637 people
36584566 people
36513521 people
36539453 people

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36529310 people
36538290 people
36581161 people
365560 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Washington 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 Washington County, largest first

Washington County School District15,143 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 Washington County, largest first

MOWA Choctaw (state) Reservation177 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

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

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Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

Greene County, Mississippi28 mi southwest
Clarke County, Alabama30 mi northeast
Wayne County, Mississippi32 mi northwest
Choctaw County, Alabama40 mi north
Mobile County, Alabama50 mi south
Baldwin County, Alabama59 mi southeast

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Areas that only touch the edge

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