Lowell, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′51″N98°50′50″W / 40.64750°N 98.84722°W Coordinates: 40°38′51″N98°50′50″W / 40.64750°N 98.84722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Kearney |
Elevation | 2,064 ft (629 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 68840 |
Area code(s) | 308 |
GNIS feature ID | 830936 [1] |
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A post office was established at Lowell in the 1870s. [3] Lowell was named for James Russell Lowell, an American poet. [4]
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