Conecuh County, Alabama · Evergreen
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Conecuh County averages 1 night a year at 20°F or colder, mostly midwinter, and 17% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 16.9 times a year here, most often in April. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Conecuh County gets about 16.9 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours and, with about 24 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
14% of occupied homes in Conecuh County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 130 times a year in Conecuh County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
About 11,275 people live in Conecuh County, 850 square miles in southern Alabama, in roughly 6,444 homes. The county seat is Evergreen, and Castleberry and Repton round out the largest towns. The county's median home was built in 1982.
56/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Conecuh County ranks 23 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Conecuh County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
Conecuh County is milder than most of Alabama, but not mild enough to skip winterizing. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 1 night a year at or below 20°F (55th of 67) and 24 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
With only about 24 freezing nights a year, many homes here aren't built for cold, so a single arctic outbreak can burst pipes across the county. The record low in this data was about 15°F, on January 8, 2015.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Alabama. About 16.9 days a year bring an inch or more (9th of 67), most often in April, out of 59.7 inches of total precipitation. On May 14, 2024, 3.76 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 7.8 inches (through January 3, 2017).
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 24 days a year. Each cycle melts and refreezes water at roof edges and in foundation cracks, which is how ice dams and basement seepage get started.
Housing
Roughly 46% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Conecuh near the middle of Alabama's 67 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 17% of homes are pre-1960 and 15% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
About 39% of homes went up between 1980 and 1999. Some houses from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, a gray plastic pipe known for failing at fittings. A plumber can tell you in a few minutes whether you have it.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 26% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
32% of homes were vacant at survey time. A leak in an empty rental or seasonal house can run for days before anyone notices, which is why those losses tend to be larger.
Beyond water
About 130 nights a year in Conecuh County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (11th of 67 counties). December is the wettest month. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectMain heating fuel in Conecuh County's occupied homes: 17% utility gas, 67% electric, 13% propane and 2% wood. Propane heat is more common here than the state median. Have chimneys swept and fuel-burning appliances serviced each fall, and keep three feet clear around stoves and space heaters.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Conecuh gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Covington County has the oldest housing nearby, with 53% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Conecuh | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 17% | 16% | 25 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 46% | 44% | 24 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 15% | 23% | 65 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 26% | 22% | 18 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 32% | 16% | 1 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 14% | 9.9% | 21 of 67 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 1/yr | 3/yr | 55 of 67 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 17/yr | 15/yr | 9 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 24/yr | 38/yr | 57 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 130/yr | 112/yr | 11 of 67 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Alabama county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Conecuh County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in January, April and December.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology