Lewis, Colorado

Census-designated place in Colorado, United States

37°29′50″N 108°39′30″W / 37.49722°N 108.65833°W / 37.49722; -108.65833 (Lewis CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyMontezuma CountyGovernment

• Typeunincorporated townArea

^[2]

• Total3.110 sq mi (8.056 km²) • Land3.110 sq mi (8.056 km²) • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km²)Elevation

^[1]

6,726 ft (2,050 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total257 • Density83/sq mi (31.9/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

81327

Area code970GNIS feature^[5]2583259^[1]

Lewis is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Lewis post office has the ZIP Code 81327.^[4] At the 2020 census, the population of the Lewis CDP was 257,^[3] down from 302 in 2010.

Geography

Lewis is in northern Montezuma County, on the northeast side of U.S. Route 491, which leads south 11 miles (18 km) to Cortez, the county seat, and northwest 48 miles (77 km) to Monticello, Utah. Colorado State Highway 184 leaves US 491 at the southern edge of the community and leads east 10 miles (16 km) to Dolores.

The Lewis CDP has an area of 1,990.7 acres (8.056 km²), all land.^[2]

Lewis CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	302	—
2020	257	−14.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis, Colorado
^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Colorado". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Lewis CDP, Colorado: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
^ "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 24, 2020.