There is another Town of Lewis in Lewis County, New York. Lewis, New York — Town — Lewis, Essex County, New York is located in New YorkLewis, New YorkLewis, New York Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:44|16|58|N|73|32|44|W|type:city(1382)_region:US-NY | |name= }} Country United States State New York County Essex Government • Type Town Council • Town Supervisor David H. Blades • Town Council Members' List • James W. Monty • Stephen Denton, Jr. • Robert R. Sweatt • Charles Martin Area • Total 85.0 sq mi (220.1 km) • Land 84.8 sq mi (219.6 km) • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km) Elevation 679 ft (207 m) Population • Total 1,382 Time zone Eastern (EST) • Summer EDT ZIP code 12950 Area code(s) 518 FIPS code 36-42114 GNIS feature ID 0979143 Lewis is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Morgan Lewis, the governor of New York at the time the town was established. The Town of Lewis is in the northeast quarter of the county. It is 21 miles southwest of Burlington, VT, 29 miles south of Plattsburgh, 85 miles south of Montreal, Quebec, and 113 miles north of Albany, NY.