| Official Name: | Coatopa, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Coordinates: | 32.485°N -88.0694°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sumter |
| Elevation Ft: | 154 |
| Elevation M: | 47 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 116316 |
Coatopa is an unincorporated community in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.
Coatopa was founded in 1847 by J. R. Larkins and was located on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway.[1] The name Coatopa is derived from the Choctaw words koi meaning "panther," a meaning "there," and hotupa meaning "wounded."[2] A post office operated under the name Coatopa from 1866 to 1986.[3]