Cowell
Cowell is a former unincorporated community now annexed to Concord in Contra Costa County, California. It lies at an elevation of 259 feet. Cowell was named for Joshua Cowell, local landowner.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Contra Costa County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cowell, CA” and “Cowell, Concord, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Concord High School and Ygnacio Valley High School.
Concord High School
School
Concord High School is a 9–12 comprehensive public high school in Concord, California, United States. It is one of the six high schools in the Mount Diablo Unified School District. Concord High School is situated 2 miles north of Cowell.
Ygnacio Valley High School
School
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Ygnacio Valley High School is a public secondary school located in Concord, California, United States. It draws students from Concord as well as from the neighboring communities of Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill. Ygnacio Valley High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cowell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Four Corners and Concord.
Four Corners
Neighborhood
Concord is the most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 124,016 in 2024, making it the tenth most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Four Corners is situated 2½ miles west of Cowell.
Concord
Concord is a residential and business city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California.
Clayton
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Clayton is a small suburban town in the East Bay of the California Bay Area, in Contra Costa County.
Cowell
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Contra Costa, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.9527° or 37° 57′ 10″ northLongitude
-121.98941° or 121° 59′ 22″ westElevation
259 feet (79 metres)Open location code
849WX236+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 150973086OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Cowell” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cowell”
- French: “Cowell”
- Japanese: “コーウェル”
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