Cowanshannock is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,692 people across 46 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 16244, 16250 and 16263, and parts of 16201, 16222 and 16249 are in Cowanshannock too.
All in Cowanshannock
All in Cowanshannock
All in Cowanshannock
Part is in Cowanshannock, part in Kittanning Borough and East Franklin
Mostly Wayne Township (Armstrong County); part is in Cowanshannock
Mostly Rural Valley; part is in Cowanshannock
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)52 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA228 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cowanshannock; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cowanshannock had 2,741 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 991st largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Armstrong County grew from 52,551 residents in 1900 to 65,558 in 2020.
Armstrong County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 45.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 35 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Putneyville 2 Se Dam, PA weather station (8 miles away).
14,258 jobs at 1,288 businesses in Armstrong County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cowanshannock’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kittanning Borough, East Franklin, North Buffalo, Rayburn, Manor Township, West Kittanning, Kittanning Township, Wayne Township (Armstrong County), Rural Valley, Valley Township (Armstrong County), Dayton, Plumcreek, Applewold, West Mahoning, Boggs Township (Armstrong County), Porter Township (Jefferson County) and Atwood.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.