Lewis Town (Essex County) is a town in Essex County, New York, home to about 1,156 people across 85 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12950, and parts of 12932 and 12993 are in Lewis Town (Essex County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $46 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Lewis Town (Essex County)
Mostly Elizabethtown; part is in Lewis Town (Essex County)
Mostly Westport; part is in Lewis Town (Essex County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lewis Town (Essex County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)106 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA185 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lewis Town (Essex County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lewis Town (Essex County) had 1,293 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 843rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Essex County grew from 30,707 residents in 1900 to 37,381 in 2020.
Essex County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 104 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Placid 2 S, NY weather station (22 miles away).
10,192 jobs at 1,186 businesses in Essex County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lewis Town (Essex County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 6 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Westport, Elizabethtown, Moriah and Essex.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.