Lewiston, South Australia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Lewiston, in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area.
| Locality | Lewiston |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | Adelaide Plains Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -34.60689 |
| Longitude | 138.59277 |
| Population | 3,009 |
| Density | 81.3 /km² |
| Area | 37.0 km² |
| Elevation | 25 m |
| Postcode | 5501 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 36 km north |
Lewiston is a locality in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,009. The locality covers an area of 37.0 km², giving a population density of about 81.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 25 m above sea level. It lies approximately 36 km north of Adelaide. Lewiston is located at 34.6069°S, 138.5928°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5501. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Lewiston breathes the dry, sun-warmed air of the Adelaide Plains, a quiet scattering of homes and farms under a vast, often startlingly blue sky. It lies 13.9 km west of Gawler, SA (from Gawler, SA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.8 km north-west of Andrews Farm. The land here, a tapestry of ochre and pale gold under the southern sun, rolls gently towards the distant, hazy outline of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Here and there, the green punctuation of lucerne paddocks or the darker, stoic lines of gum trees break the monotony, offering a cool shade that seems to pool on the dusty earth. Even the fences, often weathered timber or a glinting barbed wire, seem to possess a certain weary patience, marking out boundaries in a landscape that feels both expansive and intimately known by those who call it home.
The history of Lewiston is written in the subtle shifts of its economy, from early pastoral leases to the more intensive cropping that defines much of the region today. Grains, particularly wheat and barley, have long been the lifeblood, their golden harvest a visible testament to the resilience of the soil and the labour of generations. This agricultural heartbeat, though perhaps less boisterous than in years past, still dictates the pace of life, with the rumble of trucks carrying produce a familiar sound in the late spring and summer. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered homesteads and the quiet dignity of the local church, standing sentinel against the elements, speak of a steady, enduring presence on this South Australian plain.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lewiston, South Australia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Lewiston, in the Adelaide Plains Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Lewiston includes the postcode (5501), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Adelaide Plains Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lewiston is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |