Cowiche, Washington

About Cowiche

Cowiche is a small unincorporated community in southern Washington.

Officially, Cowiche is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.83 square miles.

📰 Cowiche News Today

• Lonie Levern Vickers Obituary | 1956 - 2026 - Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic · Jun 8
• Highland (Cowiche, WA) High School Sports - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, and more MaxPreps · Feb 4
• Omar Jimenez Obituary - Yakima, WA Dignity Memorial · Jun 3
• High achiever: 6-foot-7 Paul Lindemann towered over foes at Cowiche before leading Washington State to NCAA final in 1941 - Yakima Herald-Republic Yakima Herald-Republic · Dec 27
• Cowiche Wildlife Area Unit Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (.gov) · Mar 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cowiche Unique

• The only place in America named Cowiche — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Washington, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cowiche

• Cowiche Creek Brewing Company
• Crave Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cowiche

• Snow Mountain Ranch · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Cowiche

• Highland High School
• Highland Middle School
• Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cowiche

🏘️ Nearby Communities