Auburn is located at ( 32.597684 , -85.480823 ) . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 39.6 m in 2000 , of which , 39.1 m of it is land and 0.4 m of it ( 1.11 % ) is water . Auburn is located at ( 32.597684 , -85.480823 ) and according to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000 , the city has a total area of 39.6 m , of which , 39.1 m of it is land and 0.4 m of it ( 1.11 % ) is water .