Kinston is a town in Coffee County, Alabama, home to about 704 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 36453.
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| Nearest major airport | Pensacola International Airport (PNS)79 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dothan Regional Airport (DHN)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA204 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX558 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kinston; 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.
Kinston had 580 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 381st largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Coffee County grew from 20,972 residents in 1900 to 53,465 in 2020.
Coffee 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 41°F. About 60 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florala Muni Ap, AL weather station (14 miles away).
15,245 jobs at 1,022 businesses in Coffee 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 Kinston.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by Coffee County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinston SchoolKinston | Pre-K–12 | 524 | Public | 2.3 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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