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Welcome to Lowden ...

Lowden is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lowden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Lowden is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lowden lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lowden: 509

The ZIP code for Lowden: 99360<3>

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 Iowa.

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.

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. 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.<5>

From that list, the Lowden post office opened in 1906. The Lowden post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lowden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Walla Walla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lowden - 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 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).
<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/