Official Name: | Lewis, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wallowa |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation M: | 1,073 |
Elevation Ft: | 3,520 |
Coordinates: | 45.691°N -117.095°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97828 |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Lewis is an unincorporated community in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States.[1] It was named by Herbert L. Dunbar for Frank Lewis, whose wife, Alta E. Lewis, was the first postmaster of the community's post office, which operated from September 11, 1913 to May 1935.
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lewis has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[2]