Lowes Island, Virginia

Lowes Island, Virginia
Lowes Island
Lowes Island
Lowes Island
Coordinates: 39°03′35″N 77°21′08″W / 39.05972°N 77.35222°W / 39.05972; -77.35222
Country United States
State Virginia
County Loudoun
Area
  Total
3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2)
  Land3.02 sq mi (7.81 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation
300 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
10,756
  Density3,565/sq mi (1,376.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20165 (Sterling)
FIPS code51-47296
GNIS feature ID2584870

Lowes Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 10,756. Along with nearby Countryside and Cascades, it is considered one of the three main components of the Potomac Falls community (ZIP code 20165).

The community takes its name from an island on the south shore of the Potomac River.