Lewis, Colorado
Census-designated place
Looking north along U.S. Route 491 in Lewis
Location in Montezuma County, Colorado
Lewis Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°30′06″N 108°39′36″W / 37.5017146°N 108.6600585°W / 37.5017146; -108.6600585 (Lewis CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Montezuma County
Government [2]
• Type	unincorporated town
Area [1]
• Total	3.110 sq mi (8.056 km2)
• Land	3.110 sq mi (8.056 km2)
• Water	0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation [2]	6,729 ft (2,051 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	257
• Density	83/sq mi (31.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]	81327
Area code	970
GNIS feature[2]	Lewis CDP

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.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Lewis CDP for the United States Census 2010.