Aberdeen, the Monroe county seat, is 20 miles (32 km) to the southwest via US 278 and Mississippi Highway 8.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Gattman has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.5 km2), all land.

[1] The Buttahatchee River passes just north of the village limits, flowing west and then south to join the Tombigbee River near Columbus Air Force Base.

32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were no families and 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.8% of those over 64.