Why visit De Kalb
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 94°F; January lows average 32°F.
Weather in De Kalb
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About De Kalb
De Kalb ( di KAB) is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States; it is part of the Texarkana metropolitan statistical area. Its two area codes are 430 and 903. Its ZIP code is 75559. It is in the Central Time Zone, and its population was 1,527 at the 2020 United States census.
From the Wikipedia article De Kalb, Texas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping2
History
On December 31, 1985, around 5:14 pm, a Douglas DC-3 private aircraft, N711Y, owned by Ricky Nelson, with a pilot, copilot, and seven passengers, including Nelson, his fiancée, and five members of his band, crashed in a wooded area near De Kalb. The plane was on a flight from Guntersville, Alabama, to Dallas, Texas, where Nelson was scheduled to appear at a New Year's Eve performance. All seven passengers were killed in the accident when the plane caught fire. The pilot and copilot were able to escape and survived.
On May 4, 1999, De Kalb took a direct hit to the downtown area from an EF-3 tornado. https://data.elpasotimes.com/tornado-archive/texas/5696338/
From the History section of De Kalb, Texas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of De Kalb
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Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56°F | 32°F | 4.1 in | 1.1 in |
| Feb | 59°F | 35°F | 4.2 in | 1.1 in |
| Mar | 67°F | 42°F | 4.9 in | 0.1 in |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 5.4 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 82°F | 60°F | 4.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 93°F | 70°F | 3.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 94°F | 69°F | 3.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 88°F | 62°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 77°F | 51°F | 5.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 66°F | 41°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 57°F | 34°F | 5.0 in | 0.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Dekalb (2 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
Bowie County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-07-09: Hurricane Beryl (Hurricane)
- 2024-05-17: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2021-02-19: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-14: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2020-08-24: Tropical Storms Marco And Laura (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (MPS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 miles away.
- Foreman 19 mi northeast, about 31 min by car
- Clarksville 26 mi west, about 42 min by car
- Idabel 30 mi northwest, about 48 min by car
- Ashdown 30 mi east, about 49 min by car
- Texarkana 31 mi east, about 50 min by car
- Mount Pleasant 32 mi southwest, about 51 min by car
- Daingerfield 34 mi south, about 54 min by car
- Texarkana 37 mi east, about 59 min by car
- Broken Bow 37 mi north, about 59 min by car
- De Queen 40 mi northeast, about 1 h 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
- ISS007-E-6875 - View of Texas, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-325625 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS007-E-6876 - View of Texas, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-316520 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-316519 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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