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Welcome to Lowden ...

The city of Lowden is located in Cedar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lowden has a population of 769 people<2> (see below for details).

Lowden is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lowden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lowden: 563

The ZIP code for Lowden: 52255<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lowden had an population of 769 people. This is a decrease of 2.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lowden had a population of 789 people. This makes Lowden the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Lowden represents 0.03% of the total population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 349th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 789 people, the population of Lowden has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 794 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lowden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lowden - they are located in Arkansas and Washington.

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

Communities near Lowden ...

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

  • Maquoketa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <5>
  • Durant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Walcott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Clarence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
  • Olin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Lowden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lowden.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowden. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lowden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowden ...

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

Adding Lowden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowden 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 (so far) for Lowden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lowden post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Cedar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lowden.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Lowden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lowden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/