Gowen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Latimer County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is located to the south of U.S. Route 270 and 10 miles west-southwest of Wilburton. Gowen has a post office with ZIP code 74545. The post office at Gowen, Indian Territory opened on January 13, 1894. The community was named for lawyer Francis I. Gowen. At the time of its founding, Gowen was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.