Lewiston, ID: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Lewiston is a city in and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the third-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene, and the twelfth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Nez Perce County and Asotin County, Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population of Lewiston was 34,203, up from 31,894 in 2010. Lewiston is located at the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River, thirty miles (50 km) upstream and southeast of the Lower Granite Dam. Dams and locks on the Snake and Columbia Rivers make …

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How Lewiston ranks

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#10Shortest commute in ID #17Highest graduation rate in ID #21Best schools in ID All ID rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code83501

Area code208

Living in Lewiston

Housing in Lewiston

$391K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lewiston home is worth about $391,000, up 2.1% in a year, 18% below the Idaho typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market38

Sale-to-list99.9%

Sold in May47

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Safety in Lewiston

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Lewiston reports less crime per resident than 50% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Lewiston 1.6

Idaho 2.2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Lewiston 13.3

Idaho 6.2

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Lewiston

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Lewiston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#21Best public schoolsof 63 in ID

DistrictLEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICTSchools20

Centennial Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 358 students Whitman Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 332 students Camelot Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 310 students McGhee Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 259 students Orchards Elementary School B+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 257 students McSorley Elementary School AElementary · Grades K–5 · 242 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ID. Ratings are from neighbors.