Welcome to Lovell ...

The town of Lovell is located in Big Horn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lovell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lovell has a population of 2,354 people<2> (see below for details).

Lovell is 3,830 feet [1,167 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lovell is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lovell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Lovell: (307)

The ZIP code for Lovell: 82431<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lovell had an population of 2,354 people. This is a decrease of 0.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lovell had a population of 2,360 people (or 20.23% of the total population of Big Horn County). This makes Lovell the county's most populous community.

The population of Lovell represents 0.42% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,360 people, the population of Lovell increased 3.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,281 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lovell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Lovell - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Lovell ...

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

• Powell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• Cowley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Cowley is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <5>
• Byron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <5>
• Deaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
  • Deaver is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <5>
• Frannie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
  • Frannie is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <5>
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Garland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Emblem
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <5>
• Ralston
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Burlington
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <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 Lovell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lovell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lovell. 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 Lovell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovell. See our Newspapers Page for Lovell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lovell ...

Looking for more information about Lovell? 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 Lovell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lovell.

Adding Lovell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lovell 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 Lovell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lovell post office opened in 1888.

We also found Lovell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lovell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/