Where is Lewiston, Idaho?

Lewiston is in Nez Perce County, Idaho. Nearby towns include Lapwai (10 mi), Genesee (10 mi), Culdesac (17 mi).

What is the population of Lewiston, Idaho?

Lewiston has a population of about 34,693 (U.S. Census).

Are there jobs in Lewiston, Idaho?

There are 163 open jobs listed in Lewiston on Treasure Idaho, from 24 local employers.

What schools are in Lewiston, Idaho?

Lewiston has 15 operating public schools in Lewiston Independent District and Idaho Department Of Juvenile Corrections, including A Neil Deatley Career Technical Education Center, Camelot Elementary School, Centennial Elementary School, Jcc - Lewiston.

Is Lewiston, Idaho safe?

Lewiston's violent crime rate is 191 per 100,000 residents, ranking 12 of 21 Idaho cities reported (Calmer).

What parks are in Lewiston, Idaho?

Lewiston has 20 parks, including Airport Park, Chief Looking Glass Park, Church Field, Clearwater Park.

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About Lewiston

Lewiston is a city in Nez Perce County, where it is the county seat. About 34,693 people lived here in 2024, by Census estimate. It sits at about 1,300 feet, 91 miles south of Coeur d'Alene in a straight line.

Places listed for this area include Hells Gate State Park and Nez Perce County Historical Society.

Moving to Lewiston

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Cost of living

This is the Lewiston metro price level, which covers Lewiston. A basket that costs $100 in the U.S. costs $91.16 here, under the U.S. average by 8.8%.

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Public schools in Lewiston

All 15

District, enrollment, and students per teacher from the federal 2024-25 directory. No ratings.

A Neil Deatley Career Technical Education Center
Lewiston Independent District · 9-12
0 students
Camelot Elementary School
Lewiston Independent District · K-5
310 students · 15.5 students per teacher
Centennial Elementary School
Lewiston Independent District · K-5
358 students · 16.3 students per teacher
Jcc - Lewiston
Idaho Department Of Juvenile Corrections · 6-12
0 students
Jenifer Middle School
Lewiston Independent District · 6-8
561 students · 15.2 students per teacher
Lewiston High School
Lewiston Independent District · 9-12
1,288 students · 17.9 students per teacher

Services for Lewiston

All services

DMV counters are the county offices. A gas utility appears only when its public list names Lewiston.

Lewiston · Driver's licenses
1129 F St Lewiston, ID 83501
· Mon. - Fri. 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Lewiston · Vehicles
1129 F St Lewiston, ID 83501 PO Box 896
· Mon. - Fri. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Avista · natural gas, on the company's town list. A main is not guaranteed at every address.

Crime rate

191violent crimes per 100,000 people

Calmer

Lewiston has the 12th highest rate of the 21 Idaho cities that reported a 2024 figure to the FBI.

LowerHigher (Garden City, 656)

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, 2024. Cities that did not publish a rate are left out.

Allergy ratings in Lewiston

What a typical year looks like: Low, Moderate or High for each pollen season, plus wildfire smoke. Typical, general guidance. It is not medical advice. Pollen and smoke change with the weather every year, and what bothers you depends on what you are allergic to. See an allergist for testing.

Spring trees
March to June
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in June
Early-summer grass
Late May to July
High
Rating: High, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. June to mid-July
Fall weeds and sagebrush
August to October
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High, Very High. Peaks in August
Wildfire smoke
Mostly July to September
Moderate
Rating: Moderate, on a scale of Low, Moderate, High. 7.8 days a year with air quality over 100. Worst year 18 (2021).

Regional rating. Lewiston has no pollen counter. These pollen ratings come from the Coeur d'Alene station in the North Idaho, 88 miles away.

How these ratings are worked out

Pollen is rated on the National Allergy Bureau bands for the grains of pollen in a cubic meter of air. Trees: Low under 15, Moderate 15 to 89, High 90 to 1,499. Weeds: Low under 10, Moderate 10 to 49, High 50 to 499. Grass: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199. The band is the one reached on the busiest quarter of counted days. A rating is typical, not a forecast: one wet or windy year can move it.

Spring trees, High. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 294 counted days in 2010 to 2023: on the busiest quarter of days the tree count was 106 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call High. On the busiest tenth of days it was 183 or more.

Early-summer grass, High. The NAB station in Coeur d'Alene reported grass in the High range in June 2017 (WSU), and the Spokane NAB station read 120 grains per cubic meter in late May 2026 (Spokesman-Review). NAB calls 20 to 199 High. Two reports, not a long record. The NAB grass bands: Low under 5, Moderate 5 to 19, High 20 to 199, Very High 200 or more grains per cubic meter.

Fall weeds and sagebrush, Moderate. Coeur d'Alene NAB station, 74 counted days in 2010 to 2022: on the busiest quarter of days the weed count was 16 grains per cubic meter or more, which the NAB bands call Moderate. On the busiest tenth of days it was 28 or more. That is a short record, so treat it as a rough guide.

Wildfire smoke, Moderate. The average number of days a year the EPA's air quality index passed 100 ("unhealthy for sensitive groups" or worse), 2021-2025. Under 3 days is Low, 3 to 9 Moderate, 10 or more High. That grouping is ours, not the EPA's. Nez Perce County has its own EPA air monitor. The count includes any cause, but across Idaho's monitors 86% of those days fell in July to September and 94% were fine particles (PM2.5), which is what wildfire smoke is made of (570 county-days, 2021-2025).

Not rated. Mold: no published mold spore counts for Idaho towns are in the data used, so there is no mold rating. House dust, pets and food allergies are outside this rating.

Sources

Today

Pollen data through 2003-2024, smoke data 2021-2025. Checked 2026-10-03.

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Parks in Lewiston

20 named parks on OpenStreetMap.

Airport Park
Chief Looking Glass Park
Church Field
Clearwater Park
DeMolay Park
Father Purdy Field
Grace Park
Hathaway Field
Hells Gate State Recreation Area
Hereth Park
Lewiston Levee Park
Locomotive Park
Lower Sunset Park
Mark Means Park
Pepsi Park
Pioneer Park
Ruth Rowell Modie Wildlife Park
Sunset Park
Swallows Park
Vollmer Park

Parks, trails and things to do

All of Idaho

Places in and around Lewiston, nearest first: everything tied to Lewiston plus anything within 15 miles of town.

Things to do

Lakes

Reservoir Alake · near Lapwai
8.2 mi

Museums

Nez Perce County Historical Societymuseum
0.7 mi
Jack O'Conner Visitor Centermuseum
4.1 mi

Historic sites

William Craig Historical Monumenthistoric site · near Lapwai
13 mi

Visitor centers

Nez Perce National Historical Park Visitor Centervisitor center · near Lapwai
9.5 mi

Day use and picnic areas

Hells Gate State Parkrecreation site
3.8 mi
McKay's Bend Recreation Siterecreation site · near Juliaetta
15 mi

Parks (nearest 12 of 26)

Hells Gate State Parkstate park
3.7 mi
Nez Perce National Historical Park (Spalding Visitor Center)national park site · near Lapwai
9.5 mi
Vollmer Park
0.2 mi
Lewiston Levee Park
0.4 mi
Pioneer Park
0.4 mi
Kiwanis Park
0.7 mi
Locomotive Park
0.8 mi
Pepsi Park
0.9 mi
DeMolay Park
0.9 mi
Lower Sunset Park
0.9 mi
Clearwater Park
1.1 mi
Ruth Rowell Modie Wildlife Park
1.1 mi

Trails (nearest 12 of 19)

Levee Path2.8 mi long
2.2 mi
Charlie's Peak0.8 mi long · easy bike trail
4.4 mi
Endurance1 mi long · intermediate bike trail
4.4 mi
Everest1 mi long
4.4 mi
Griffin's Cutoff0.3 mi long · easy bike trail
4.4 mi
Gunpowder Ridge0.8 mi long · intermediate bike trail
4.4 mi
Old Billy0.6 mi long · easy bike trail
4.4 mi
Snake River Multi-Purpose Trail1.3 mi long
4.4 mi
Sundown1.4 mi long · easy bike trail
4.4 mi
Warren's Ridge1.4 mi long · intermediate bike trail
4.4 mi
Winchester0.6 mi long · easy bike trail
4.4 mi
Jawbone0.3 mi long · easy bike trail
5.0 mi

Distances are straight-line miles. From state and federal agency pages, the USGS place names list and OpenStreetMap contributors. Checked October 2, 2026. Check the official page for hours, fees and closures before you go.