title: Lewis, Colorado
text: # Lewis, Colorado
  
  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. At the 2020 census, the population of the Lewis CDP was 257, 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 $km^2),$ all land.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Lewis CDP for the United States Census 2010.
  
  