Welcome to Lowber ...

Lowber is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Lowber is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Lowber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Lowber: This one is located in Westmoreland County and the other is located in Fayette County.

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

Communities near Lowber ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <3>
• Bethel Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <3>
• Monroeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
• Plum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
• West Mifflin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <3>
• Murrysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <3>
• Baldwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <3>
• Wilkinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
• Greensburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lowber ...

Looking for more information about Lowber? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lowber, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lowber.

Adding Lowber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lowber post office opened in 1910.

We also found Lowber on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/