| Official Name: | Putnam, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Putnam |
| Coordinates: | 32.023°N -88.031°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marengo |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.48 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.48 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 226 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 172 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.13 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-62952 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Putnam is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 172.[2]
Putnam is located at 32.023°N -88.031°W and has an elevation of 226feet.[3] The community is in the southwest corner of Marengo County, along Alabama State Route 69. It is southwest of Linden, the county seat, and north of Coffeeville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Putnam CDP has an area of, all of it recorded as land. It is bordered to the north by Horse Creek and to the south by Big Bunny Creek, west-flowing tributaries of the Tombigbee River.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 193 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.5% Black, 23.3% White, 2.6% Native American and 1.6% from two or more races.