PetermanAL
Today 19 people live in this town, first settled in 1900.
Is Peterman a good place to live?
Peterman’s January low is 37°F, above both Alabama’s towns (33°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Peterman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
19 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Peterman.
Most of Peterman’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 43 miles away. The top destinations are Monroeville (18%), Mobile (7%) and Camden (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Peterman: inland flooding
38% of Peterman’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 33%. Compared with just over three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Peterman has mild winters and hot summers
The town’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peterman is
Among 188 Alabama towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Peterman. For adults in the town, the share who have diabetes is 17%. In Peterman, 21% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 30% say their health is fair or poor.
| Peterman | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Peterman | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.8% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Peterman
Moving to Peterman: who provides what
Peterman is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Peterman for work
Where Peterman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Peterman; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Peterman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Peterman
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Peterman is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 87 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 187 ft
- ZIP code
- 36471
- Area code
- 251
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