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Welcome to McDowell ...

McDowell is located in Highland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McDowell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

McDowell is 2,100 feet [640 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McDowell: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for McDowell: 24458<4>

Communities Also Named McDowell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McDowell - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near McDowell ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McDowell ...

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

Adding McDowell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McDowell 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 McDowell was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McDowell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McDowell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the McDowell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the McDowell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 community (such as McDowell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McDowell 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.