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Welcome to Lewis County ...

Time Zone: Lewis County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Lowville is the Seat for Lewis County.

Lewis County was founded in 1805 and was created by taking area from Oneida County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lewis had a population of 26,296 people. This is a decrease of 2.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,077 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lewis represented 0.14% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Lewis County:

  • Castorland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Constableville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Copenhagen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Croghan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Denmark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Denmark is located in Lewis County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,770 people
  • Diana
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Diana is located in Lewis County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Greig
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greig is located in Lewis County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Harrisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Lewis County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Harrisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Lewis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lewis is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Leyden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Leyden is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Lowville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyonsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lyonsdale is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Martinsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Martinsburg is located in Lewis County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
    • Montague
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Montague is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • New Bremen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Bremen is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
    • Osceola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Osceola is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Pinckney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pinckney is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Port Leyden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Turin is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <2>
    • Watson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Watson is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
    • West Turin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • West Turin is located in Lewis County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Turin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.