Welcome to Lewellen ...

The village of Lewellen is located in Garden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lewellen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lewellen has a population of 197 people<2> (see below for details).

Lewellen is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lewellen is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Lewellen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Lewellen (for example, toward Sutherland), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lewellen is within the boundaries of the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Lewellen: 69147<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lewellen had an population of 197 people. This is a decrease of 12.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewellen had a population of 224 people (or 10.89% of the total population of Garden County). This makes Lewellen the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Lewellen represents 0.01% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 323rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 224 people, the population of Lewellen decreased 20.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 282 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lewellen.

Communities Also Named Lewellen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Lewellen: This one is located in Garden County and the other is located in Keith County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewellen.

Communities near Lewellen ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lewellen.

• Oshkosh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
  • Oshkosh is located in Garden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oshkosh <5>
• Big Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Springs <5>
• Belmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmar
  • Belmar is located in Keith County
• Lemoyne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
  • Lemoyne is located in Keith County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoyne <5>
• Megeath
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megeath have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megeath
  • Megeath is located in Keith County
• Brule
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
  • Brule is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brule <5>
• Chappell
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
  • Chappell is located in Deuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappell <5>
• Julesburg
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
  • Julesburg is located in Sedgwick County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Julesburg <5>
• Ogallala
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallala
  • Ogallala is located in Keith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogallala <5>
• Lisco
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisco
  • Lisco is located in Garden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisco <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lewellen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lewellen.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lewellen. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewellen.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewellen. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lewellen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lewellen ...

Looking for more information about Lewellen? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lewellen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lewellen.

Adding Lewellen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lewellen in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lewellen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lewellen post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lewellen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewellen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Garden County: www.co.garden.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/