Ozark, Alabama

Ozark
Location of Ozark in Dale County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°28′12″N 85°38′20″W / 31.47000°N 85.63889°W / 31.47000; -85.63889
Country United States
State Alabama
CountyDale
Settled1822
IncorporatedOctober 27, 1870
Government
 • TypeMayor/City Council
 • MayorMark Blankenship
Area
 • Total
34.34 sq mi (88.94 km2)
 • Land34.10 sq mi (88.33 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation
420 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
14,368
 • Density421.3/sq mi (162.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
36360–36361
Area code334
FIPS code01-57648
GNIS feature ID2404456
Websitewww.ozarkalabama.us

Ozark is a city in and the county seat of Dale County, Alabama. As of the 2020 census, Ozark had a population of 14,368.

Ozark is the principal city of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the Dothan-Ozark Combined Statistical Area. Ozark was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split, and for a longer while was part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but Enterprise later became its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses. Fort Rucker, the primary flight training base for Army Aviation, abuts Ozark.