Idaho · Census place 1646540
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho with an estimated 34,693 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 11th largest of 86 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 34,693
- #11 of 86 in Idaho
- Change since 2020
- +1.3%
- +443 people
- Land area
- 17.6 sq mi
- + 0.81 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,977 / sq mi
- State median 2,389
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Lewiston population, 2020 to 2024
Lewiston added 443 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.3%. In the latest year it moved by -144. Among 36 Idaho places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 35th; the median place changed by +8.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Idaho has 16,745 people, so Lewiston is 2.1 times that size.
Lewiston covers 17.55 square miles of land and 0.81 of water, for 1,977 people per square mile of land. The median Idaho place of 5,000+ has 2,389, so Lewiston is less dense than the typical town.
What county Lewiston is in
All of Lewiston's residents live in Nez Perce County, which had 42,847 residents in 2024. Lewiston holds 81.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Lewiston
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lewiston by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 83501. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Lewiston is
The Census internal point of Lewiston is at 46.393100, -116.993500. Boise, the capital, is 195.5 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Spokane Valley, WA (108,267 people), 88.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 46.393100, -116.993500
- DMS
- 46°23'35.16"N 116°59'36.60"W
- UTM
- 11N 500499.7E 5137725.1N
- Geohash
- c2hzctxgm
- Plus code
- 85R592V4+6J
Daylight in Lewiston
At 46.39° N, Lewiston gets about 15 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 35 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Lewiston
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Idaho, measured between internal points. The closest is Lapwai, 9.0 miles away, with 1,249 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Lewiston, ID?
34,693 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 443 (1.3%) from 34,250 in July 2020.
What county is Lewiston in?
Nez Perce County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Lewiston?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 83501.
How far is Lewiston from Boise?
195.5 miles (314.6 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Lewiston.
What is the nearest larger city to Lewiston?
Spokane Valley, WA, with 108,267 residents, 88.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.