Avon, Alabama

About Avon

Set in the southeastern part of Alabama, Avon is a tiny community counting 473 people who proudly call it home.

Avon holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.36 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 200 residents per square mile.

📰 Avon News Today

• Obituary for Wilma Jean (Story) Gilliam - Ward-Wilson Funeral Home Ward-Wilson Funeral Home · Jun 21
• UPDATED @ 4:04 PM. 12:18 PM Structure Fire - Fully Engulfed - Occupied - Houston County - Child Fatality Rickey Stokes News · Jan 4
• Mayme Irene Ivey Obituary (2026) - Avon Park, FL - Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home - Avon Park Legacy obituary · Apr 16
• Section V football scores, highlights from playoffs on Oct. 31 Democrat and Chronicle · Nov 1
• Robert Lamar Tice Rickey Stokes News · Apr 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Avon Unique

• One of 12 places in the US named Avon — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Avon

• Eastgate Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Avon

🏘️ Nearby Communities