Explore Lowell, Indiana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lowell, Indiana. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Indiana or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lowell.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Lowell |
| State | Indiana (IN) |
| County | Bartholomew County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.291948 |
| Longitude | -87.419877 |
| Population | 10,680 |
| Density | 637.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 47201, 46356 |
| Area Code | 317, 260 |
| County Seat | Columbus |
| School District | Tri-Creek School Corporation |
Lowell occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that feels vast enough to contain the turning of the seasons. It lies 3.8 miles north-northwest of Columbus, IN (from Columbus, IN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 4.4 miles northwest of Bartholomew. The landscape is defined by a mosaic of working farmland and dense woodlots, with the slow, deliberate pulse of Big Slough marking the earth just a mile from the center. Beyond the fields, the terrain rises slightly toward the distant silhouette of Dowell Hill, while the waters of Crystal Lake shimmer five miles away, catching the amber light of late afternoon. At the Lowell Bridge Public Access Site, the air carries the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a grounded reminder of the deep, black earth that anchors the region to its agricultural roots.
Lowell emerged from the early push of pioneers who saw potential in the fertile prairie, establishing a settlement that has maintained its steady, unadorned pace for generations. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the land, balancing long-standing farming traditions with the quiet industry of those who commute toward the nearby industrial corridors. Life here moves according to the rhythm of the harvest and the changing color of the leaves, far removed from the frantic pace of the distant coast. There is a particular clarity to the winter air in this part of the state, a crispness that sharpens the edges of the brick buildings and quiet streets, revealing a place that values the sturdy, simple work of staying put.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lowell, Indiana. Coordinates: 41.291948, -87.419877. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lowell includes the ZIP code (47201, 46356), telephone area code (317, 260), county seat of Bartholomew County (Columbus), and school district assignment (Tri-Creek School Corporation).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |