Why visit Cowarts
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 4 parks and trails in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 93°F; January lows average 38°F.
Weather in Cowarts
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Cowarts
Cowarts is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. The town incorporated in August 1961. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Cowarts had a population of 1,930.
From the Wikipedia article Cowarts, Alabama (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Churches and places of worship6
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries19
Carver School of Mathematics Science And Technology
School · 4.9 mi
303 Rollins Avenue, Dothan
Map of Cowarts
34 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 38°F | 4.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Feb | 65°F | 41°F | 5.2 in | 0.1 in |
| Mar | 72°F | 47°F | 4.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Apr | 79°F | 54°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 87°F | 63°F | 3.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 91°F | 69°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 72°F | 6.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 92°F | 71°F | 5.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 88°F | 66°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 80°F | 56°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 70°F | 46°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 63°F | 41°F | 5.1 in | 0.0 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Headland (11 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Houston County has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-20: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-09-14: Hurricane Sally (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-29: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2018-11-05: Hurricane Michael (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Avon 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- Webb 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- Ashford 5 mi east, about 7 min by car
- Dothan 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Kinsey 6 mi north, about 10 min by car
- Ozark 26 mi northwest, about 42 min by car
- Enterprise 33 mi west, about 53 min by car
- Bainbridge 48 mi southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Clayton 48 mi north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Eufaula 50 mi north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cowarts, Alabama Post Office, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts Volunteer Fire Department, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts Baptist Church, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts Baptist Church marker, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts School marker, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ARCO, Cowarts, Alabama, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts, Alabama Municipal Building, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- CSX Broad Street crossing in Cowarts, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cowarts Assembly of God, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dollar General, Cowarts, Alabama, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Marathon, Cowarts, Alabama, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS032-E-30447 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS033-E-7740 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS050-E-15420 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-31609 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Dothan city limit, US84 WB, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PeoplesSouth Bank on East Main Street, Dothan, Alabama, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Avon, Alabama Town Hall, The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 4.0
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