Webb, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36376. The Survey maps it on the Headland quadrangle. 1,270 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 279 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWebb fell from 1,430 to 1,270 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,430 | |
| 2020 | 1,270 | -160 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Headland quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Webb between 1995 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200726-1 |
| 16 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120710-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Webb: 13 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webb in 29 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 21 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $25,000 | Houston County EMA reported a home with roof damage and numerous downed trees and power lines. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $20,000 | Trees and power lines down on U.S. Highway 27. A cattle trailer was blown over and a barn was damaged. Reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $15,000 | The porch of a house as well as a barn completely collapsed. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down around Webb including 5 broken power poles near Peacock Road. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Webb. One large tree fell on two circuit poles near a power substation causing an extended power outage in the area. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down in the city of Webb near Highway 52 East. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $2,000 | A fence was damaged in Webb. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $1,000 | A tree was blown down in Webb near SR-52. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $500 | A tree was blown down at 1900 Jimbo Road. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $500 | An oak tree was blown down across Peacock Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | $500 | A tree was blown down at the 7000 block of Highway 52 East. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | A tree was blown down. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | There were numerous sections of SR-52 flooded between Columbia and Dothan. The water depth was just under 1 foot deep in the worst sections. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | Main Street in Webb was flooded with water up to 1 foot deep. |
| February 2024 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | Water was over a foot deep with water over the tires on a car in Webb near the Dollar General. The nearby park and roadway were also flooded. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | A tree was blown down at Bill Yance Road across both lanes in Webb. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | A tree was blown down in Webb. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | Water was covering a roadway in the Webb area. |
| March 2022 | Flash Flood | Webb | - | A photo posted on Twitter showed flooding on Webb Road. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | The public reported via social media that a tree was snapped along Furnie Folks Road. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | Multiple trees were blown down around Webb. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | A tree was blown down on Furnie Folks Road at Highway 52. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | Trees were blown down on Ludlam Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | Numerous trees were snapped near Webb. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webb | - | A few trees were down. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Webb | - | Quarter size hail reported by a WDHN-TV meteorologist. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Webb | - | Dime sized hail was reported by county EMA. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Webb | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole Heights | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Pearce | 2.5 miles | 7 | |
| Barber | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Enon | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Smyrna | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| North Cowarts | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Plains | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Sigma | 4.3 miles | 7 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Webb | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q67381 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128676. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




