Lowell Vermont Map

About Lowell, Vermont

Lowell is a locality in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 34.1 people per km². Lowell is located at 44.7935°N, 72.4328°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05847.

Lowell occupies a rugged stretch of Vermont terrain where the East Branch Missisquoi River cuts a persistent, winding path through the landscape. It lies 38.9 miles east-northeast of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 57°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southwest of Newport. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies during the transition between seasons, casting a long, amber glow over the fields as the sun dips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains. To the south, the terrain rises toward the Browns Ledges Natural Area, a landscape defined by exposed stone and dense, quiet woods that stand in contrast to the lower, open meadows. Three miles away, the stillness of McAllister Pond provides a reflective mirror to the surrounding canopy, while the Lowell Municipal Forest offers a vast, unbroken expanse of timber that anchors the northern horizon.

Lowell maintains a quiet resilience, rooted in a history of land stewardship and the slow, rhythmic labor of the northern woods. The economy has long been shaped by the exigencies of the climate, with generations turning to the soil and the timber harvest to sustain the local character. Remnants of earlier passage exist in the vicinity of the Bayley Hazen Military Road Trail, a reminder of the paths carved into this wilderness long before the modern grid was established. Life in Lowell follows the pulse of the changing light, where the Bigelow Basin creates a distinct microclimate that influences the frost and the thaw. There is a profound, unadorned honesty in the way the local rhythm persists, indifferent to the clamor of the wider world, favoring the steady work of the seasons over the haste of contemporary life.

About This Lowell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lowell, Vermont. Coordinates: 44.793476, -72.432757. 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 (05847), telephone area code (802), county seat of Orleans County (Newport), and school district assignment (Lowell School District).

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.