Dothan is in northwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama.
The city limits extend north into Henry County and northwest into Dale County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.7 square miles (232.4 km²), of which 89.4 square miles (231.5 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 0.36%, is water.

In addition to styling itself "The Peanut Capital of the World", Dothan is the self-proclaimed "Hub of the Wiregrass".
It is also commonly called "The Circle City" because it is encircled by Alabama State Route 210, a four-lane highway also known as the Ross Clark Circle.
In recent decades, the city has expanded in several directions beyond the confines of this highway.

Fort Rucker, the "Home of Army Aviation", is about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the city, just north of the city of Daleville.
It is the second-largest city in the Wiregrass Region, after Tallahassee, Florida.
Dothan is in northwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama. The city limits extend north into Henry County and northwest into Dale County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 89.7 square miles (232.4 km²), of which 89.4 square miles (231.5 km²) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km²), or 0.36%, is water.
In addition to styling itself "The Peanut Capital of the World", Dothan is the self-proclaimed "Hub of the Wiregrass". It is also commonly called "The Circle City" because it is encircled by Alabama State Route 210, a four-lane highway also known as the Ross Clark Circle. In recent decades, the city has expanded in several directions beyond the confines of this highway.
Fort Rucker, the "Home of Army Aviation", is about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the city, just north of the city of Daleville. It is the second-largest city in the Wiregrass Region, after Tallahassee, Florida.
Dothan, Alabama