Dale County, Alabama

Dale County
County
Daleville historical marker
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°26′00″N 85°36′00″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 22, 1824
Named for	Samuel Dale
Seat	Ozark
Largest city	Ozark
Area
• Total	563 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Land	561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	49,326
• Density	88/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.dalecountyal.org

Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Most of the Fort Novosel U.S. Army Aviation Center for Excellence is in Dale County. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2020 census, 49,326 people lived there. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark.

Geography

Dale County is in the southeastern corner of the State of Alabama. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 563 square miles (1,460 km²), of which 561 square miles (1,450 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) (0.3%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 84
• U.S. Highway 231
• State Route 27
• State Route 51
• State Route 85
• State Route 92
• State Route 123
• State Route 134

Border counties

• Barbour County (north)
• Henry County (east)
• Houston County (southeast)
• Geneva County (southwest)
• Coffee County (west)
• Pike County (northwest)

Municipalities and census-designated places

• Ariton
• Clayhatchee
• Daleville
• Dothan (part - most of Dothan is in Houston County, with additional portions in Henry County)
• Enterprise (part - most of Enterprise is in Coffee County)
• Fort Novosel (U.S. Army base, treated as a census-designated place)
• Grimes
• Level Plains
• Midland City
• Napier Field
• Newton
• Ozark
• Pinckard

Unincorporated communities

• Arguta (southwest of Blue Springs)
• Asbury (northeast of Ozark)
• Barefield Crossroads (west of Abbeville)
• Barnes (southeast of Abbeville)
• Beamon (northeast of Ozark)
• Bells Crossroads (northwest of Clayton)
• Bertha (southeast of Blue Springs)
• Bethel (southwest of Clio)
• Browns Crossroad (northeast of Newton)
• Clopton (southeast of Blue Springs)
• Dill (north of Ozark)
• Dillard (northwest of Ozark)
• Dykes Crossroad (southwest of Blue Springs)
• Echo (east of Ozark)
• Ewell (southeast of Ozark)
• Gerald (northwest of Daleville)
• Kelly (southwest of Newton)
• Mabson (east of Ozark)
• Marley Mill (northwest of Ozark)
• Plainview (north of Newton)
• Roberts Crossroads (south of Blue Springs)
• Rocky Head (southwest of Clio)
• Skipperville (northeast of Ozark)
• Sylvan Grove (northeast of Midland City)
• Waterford (north of Newton)