Welcome to Lowville ...

The village of Lowville is located in the Adirondacks.

Lowville is located in Lewis County<1> and is the County Seat for Lewis County.

The location of Lowville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lowville has a population of 3,313 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Lowville is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lowville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lowville: (315)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lowville had an population of 3,313 people. This is a decrease of 4.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lowville had a population of 3,470 people (or 12.81% of the total population of Lewis County). This makes Lowville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lowville represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 633rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,470 people, the population of Lowville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,476 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lowville.

Communities Also Named Lowville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lowville - they are located in Minnesota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lowville.

Communities near Lowville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lowville.

• Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• West Carthage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Copenhagen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <5>
• Port Leyden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leyden
  • Port Leyden is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Leyden <5>
• Croghan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croghan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croghan
  • Croghan is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croghan <5>
• Lyons Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Falls
  • Lyons Falls is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons Falls <5>
• Castorland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castorland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castorland
  • Castorland is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castorland <5>
• Deferiet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deferiet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deferiet
  • Deferiet is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deferiet <5>
• Constableville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constableville
  • Constableville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constableville <5>
• Turin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
  • Turin is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lowville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lowville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowville. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lowville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowville ...

Looking for more information about Lowville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lowville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lowville.

Adding Lowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowville post office opened in 1803.

We also found Lowville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/