Peterman Alabama Map

About Peterman, Alabama

Peterman is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Peterman is located at 31.1999°N, 85.4791°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36471.

Peterman rests in a landscape of rolling red earth, where the humid air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 5.5 miles west-south-west of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 253°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north-north-west of Taylor. Broadleaf trees, their leaves whispering secrets in the breeze, mingle with the tall, straight trunks of slash pines, creating a verdant canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the forest floor. The terrain here is not dramatic, but it possesses a quiet, yielding character, the land gently sloping towards unseen creeks and drainage ways. Dusk often paints the western sky in hues of bruised lavender and fading gold, a soft luminescence that seems to linger over the fields and along the edges of the woods, imbuing the ordinary with a fleeting, painterly quality. The story of Peterman is tied to the rich agricultural heritage of this part of Alabama, a history evident in the scattered farmsteads and the persistent echo of cotton and timber. For generations, the economy here has ebbed and flowed with the fortunes of the land, from the cultivation of crops to the harvesting of timber that still defines much of the surrounding scenery. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this quiet corner, a resilient spirit endures, a testament to the generations who have worked this soil. The local character is one of enduring pragmatism, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency, and a deep connection to the land that has sustained Peterman through the seasons of its existence.

About This Peterman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Peterman, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.199898, -85.479101. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Peterman and Houston County.

Detailed location data for Peterman includes the ZIP code (36305), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Monroe County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Peterman is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.