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Welcome to Lowman ...

Lowman is located in Chemung County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

Lowman is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lowman: 607

The ZIP code for Lowman: 14861<3>

Communities Also Named Lowman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lowman - they are located in Idaho, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Lowman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lowman, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Lowman ...

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

  • Elmira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corning
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseheads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sayre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elmira Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Troy is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • South Corning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • South Corning is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • South Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowman ...

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

Adding Lowman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lowman 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 Lowman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lowman post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Lowman). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lowman or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/