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Lowell Voters Encouraged to Take Advantage of Early and Mail-In Voting

Lowell, MA (.gov) · Sep 18, 2026

Mail-In Ballots Now Available; Early Voting Begins August 22

Lowell, MA (.gov) · Sep 3, 2026

Data Center Forum FAQs and Comments: Community Feedback to Inform Lowell's Zoning Rewrite

Lowell, MA (.gov) · Sep 1, 2026

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About Lowell

City in Massachusetts, United States

1653Established

113,994Population

14.5 sq miArea

102 ftElevation

Lowell ( ) is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, it is one of the two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the last census, and the third most populous in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city is also part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area, called Greater Lowell, and of New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution. The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution because of its texti…

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How Lowell ranks

#48Lowest property tax in MA #70Most affordable in MA #78Fastest growing in MA All MA rankings →

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ZIP code01850, 01851, 01852

Area code978

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DistrictLowellSchools35

Rogers STEM AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 892 students Lowell Community Charter Public SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 816 students S Christa McAuliffe ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 501 students Charles W MoreyElementary · Grades PK–4 · 497 students Abraham LincolnElementary · Grades PK–4 · 492 students John J ShaughnessyElementary · Grades PK–4 · 485 students

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Lowell Chelmsford Tewksbury Tyngsborough Dracut

SWChelmsford ETewksbury WTyngsborough NDracut

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