Lowes Island, Virginia

About Lowes Island

Set in the northeastern part of Virginia, Lowes Island is a small unincorporated community.

Lowes Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.02 square miles.

📰 Lowes Island News Today

• Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Abduction and Assault Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (.gov) · Jul 16
• Woman fights off accused abductor on Loudoun County walking trail WUSA9 · Jul 16
• Victim 'courageously' fights attacker in attempted Loudoun abduction InsideNoVa.com · Jul 16
• Illegal immigrant arrested after woman fights off attacker on Virginia trail WJLA · Jul 22
• Lowes Island Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lowes Island Unique

• The only place in America named Lowes Island — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lowes Island

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lowes Island

• China Gourmet Inn — chinese
• Lucia's — italian
• Locals Tacos & Tequila
• Viet Kitchen Tea House

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lock 24: Rileys Lock · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lowes Island

• Seneca Landing Special Park reviews ★
• Patowmack Island reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lowes Island

🏘️ Nearby Communities