Lewis Wisconsin Map

About Lewis, Wisconsin

Lewis is a locality in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 22.9 people per km². Lewis is located at 45.7219°N, 92.3922°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 54837.

Lewis marks the intersection of quiet woodland and expansive, open sky, where the horizon holds the weight of a landscape shaped by glacial drift. It lies 41.1 miles north of New Richmond, WI (from New Richmond, WI: bearing 9°T), and is situated 31.1 miles east-northeast of North Branch. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition between the dense, dark stands of the Governor Knowles State Forest and the sudden, flat stretches of reclaimed prairie. Knapp Creek winds through the low ground with a sluggish, deliberate persistence, feeding into the still waters of Knapp Flowage 7, where the evening light settles in bruised shades of violet and gray against the reeds. To the west, the distant rise of Pease Hill provides a fixed point for the eye, anchoring a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of seasons.

Lewis maintains a rhythm dictated by the steady, unpretentious commerce of timber and agriculture, drawing its character from the generations of settlers who broke the heavy soil. The Gandy Dancer State Trail cuts a straight, gravel-lined path through the landscape, repurposing the old rail beds that once moved the lifeblood of the local economy toward wider markets. Life in Lewis moves with the slow, mechanical patience of a tractor crossing a field, punctuated by the occasional clatter of equipment or the distant call of a crow. There is a palpable weight to the silence here, a quality that clings to the weathered siding of barns and the stark, functional architecture of the local crossroads, reminding those who stop that this ground was carved out of the wilderness not for spectacle, but for survival.

About This Lewis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lewis, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 45.721887, -92.392215. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lewis includes the ZIP code (54837), telephone area code (715), county seat of Polk County (Balsam Lake), and school district assignment (Frederic School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.