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Fort NovoselAL

A town in Alabama.

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Photo: U.S. Army (Transferred by The Bushranger/Originally uploaded by The Bushranger) · Public domain
Photo of Fort Novosel

Fort Novosel, AL · Photo: U.S. Army (Transferred by The Bushranger/Originally uploaded by The Bushranger) · Public domain · Source ↗

Land area
11 sq mi

Is Fort Novosel a good place to live?

Fort Novosel’s January low is 38°F, against 33°F in Alabama’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Fort Novosel yet; the figures below are still real.

AH-64A at Fort Rucker Sep 1999
AH-64A at Fort Rucker Sep 1999, 1999
Fort Novosel’s story

84 years in pictures

Census counts: 14,242 in 1970, 4,464 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1999 and 4 maps from 1948 on.

  • 1942Fort Novosel is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Fort Novosel: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Novosel, and how to reach them.

PowerPea River Electric Coop17.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterFort Rucker -American Water EnterprisesNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
SchoolsFort Rucker School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDale County Circuit ClerkDale County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code3636236362 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Fort Novosel.

Natural hazards

Fort Novosel stands out in Alabama and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most

FEMA puts 31% of Fort Novosel’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 27% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

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FEMA risk score
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HurricanesTornadoesInland flooding
Full pageFort Novosel’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters29 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter40–63°
Spring54–78°
Summer70–91°
Fall56–79°
Nov 21
typical first frost
Mar 9
typical last frost
+0.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
Full pageFort Novosel’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 38°Rain & snow57″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+0.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fort Novosel

12pages on Fort Novosel
The big questions
Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 29% of U.S. communities · hurricanes
Out and about
PlacesAttractions9 nearby · United States Army Aviation Museum under 1 miLibraryDaleville Public LibraryCollegesEnterprise State Community College is 7.8 mi away
The story
HistorySettled 1942Climate92° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 36362Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Novosel

Enterprise State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Enterprise7.8 mi$5,100 in-state tuitionGeorge C Wallace Community College-DothanCommunity college · Public · Dothan14.9 mi$4,980 in-state tuition

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About Fort Novosel

U.S. Army base in Alabama

Official town website ↗

Fort Rucker (formerly Fort Novosel) is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Its name currently honors Captain Edward W. Rucker, a World War I aviator. It was previously named for a Civil War officer, Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum. Small sections of the post also lie in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties. Part of the Dale County section of the base is a census-designated place; its population was 4,636 at the 2010 census. The main post has entran…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1942
Area
11 sq mi
Elevation
348 ft
ZIP code
36362

Fort Novosel’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Fort Novosel.

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Daleville#158DB+C−CD

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Questions about Fort Novosel

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Fort Novosel, AL a good place to live?

We don’t grade Fort Novosel yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Alabama.