Fort Deposit is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, home to about 1,525 people across 5.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 36032.
Homes sold for a median of $98 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fort Deposit. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)109 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA175 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX544 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Deposit; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fort Deposit had 1,225 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 262nd largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Lowndes County grew from 35,651 residents in 1900 to 10,311 in 2020.
Lowndes County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 55.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville Crenshaw Ap, AL weather station (11 miles away).
1,776 jobs at 113 businesses in Lowndes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Deposit.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lowndes County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolFort Deposit | Pre-K–5 | 186 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Lowndes County Middle SchoolFort Deposit | 6–8 | 104 | Public | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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