Towns we cover
Dothan, AL
About 71,000 people (2020 Census) and the Houston County seat. Pool permits come from the Civic Center on Saint Andrews Street; barrier fences must be at least 48 in with self-locking gates.
Enterprise, AL
About 28,700 people across Coffee and Dale counties. The city's pool form sets pools 5 ft from the lot line and 10 ft from the house, and it adopted the 2021 pool code in 2023.
Ozark, AL
About 14,400 people; the Dale County seat. Military OneSource lists it as one of three towns to look at for Fort Rucker families. The city issues its own permits.
Headland, AL
About 5,000 people; Henry County's largest city. USDA's reference profile for Dothan soil was described at the Wiregrass experiment station here, so the soil notes on this site fit well.
Daleville, AL
About 4,900 people. It calls itself the "Gateway to Fort Rucker" and sits just south of the post. Check city permits before you sign.
Taylor, AL
About 2,300 people in a town that straddles Houston and Geneva counties. It wasn't incorporated until 1967; start at town hall for the pool permit.
Ashford, AL
About 2,200 people east of Dothan toward Georgia, once a naval-stores and cotton town. Its own city government handles permits.
Kinsey, AL
About 2,200 people north of Dothan. It began in Henry County in 1893 before the lines were redrawn into Houston County.
Cowarts, AL
About 1,900 people, incorporated in 1961. Ask the town whether it permits pools or defers to the county.
Rehobeth, AL
About 1,800 people at a crossroads once called Sanders. It only incorporated in 1996, so check which office handles your lot.
Webb, AL
About 1,300 people; named for planter B. F. Webb and incorporated in 1903. A short drive for Dothan crews.
Cottonwood, AL
About 1,000 people in southern Houston County near the Florida line. Farther-out lots may carry a travel charge (our estimate).