| Official Name: | McDowell, Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | McDowell |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Highland |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2110 |
| Coordinates: | 38.3356°N -79.4906°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 24458 |
| Area Code: | 540 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1485285 |
McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. McDowell is 7.2miles southeast of Monterey, Virginia, on U.S. Route 250. It is in the Bullpasture Valley near the mouth of Crab Run on the Bullpasture River.[1] The community was named after James McDowell,[2] governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846.[3] McDowell is the location of the May 8, 1862 Battle of McDowell during the American Civil War.[4] The community has a post office with ZIP code 24458 that was established in 1828.[5] [6]
The Crab Run Lane Truss Bridge, Mansion House, and McClung Farm Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.RiverRun Farm, a sheep, wool and lamb producing farm is located just south if the conflunce of Crab Run and the Bullpasture River.