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Erie County, New York

Erie County, New York, has 946,741 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Buffalo. It uses Eastern Time and covers 1,043 sq mi (2,701 km²) of land.

New YorkBuffaloYonkers
Erie County in New York
Genesee CountyWyoming CountyBuffaloTonawanda TownWest SenecaLackawanna
Erie County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
946,741
Land area
1,043 sq mi (2,701 km²)
County seat or government
Buffalo
Time zone
Eastern Time, Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$72,839 ± $1,077
Median home value
$233,800 ± $1,649
Median rent, with utilities
$1,090 ± $11
Homes lived in by their owners
65.8% ± 0.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro areaCentral county
Water area
184 sq mi (477 km²)
State
New York
County code (FIPS)
36029
Coordinates (central point)
42.752759, -78.778192
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Erie County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.
Eastern TimeAmerica/TorontoUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

Erie County straddles a time-zone line; check where you are with the time-zone finder. Your phone’s setting can differ.

ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 1422155,255 people
  2. 1407544,520 people
  3. 1421542,524 people
  4. 1415041,260 people
  5. 1422441,219 people
  6. 1408635,635 people
  7. 1422533,620 people
  8. 1412731,543 people
  9. 1422629,159 people
  10. 1420726,327 people
  11. 1422825,350 people
  12. 1404325,098 people
All 72
  1. 1421124,663 people
  2. 1422024,428 people
  3. 1421324,107 people
  4. 1421622,849 people
  5. 1422322,611 people
  6. 1421722,471 people
  7. 1420621,631 people
  8. 1407221,488 people
  9. 1421421,314 people
  10. 1422720,621 people
  11. 1421820,312 people
  12. 1405119,739 people
  13. 1405217,514 people
  14. 1421015,563 people
  15. 1422215,311 people
  16. 1421213,299 people
  17. 1420812,572 people
  18. 1420112,369 people
  19. 1400411,396 people
  20. 1421910,652 people
  21. 1403210,222 people
  22. 140319,885 people
  23. 140069,260 people
  24. 140599,138 people
  25. 140018,937 people
  26. 140688,636 people
  27. 140858,531 people
  28. 142098,313 people
  29. 140577,972 people
  30. 142047,932 people
  31. 141417,603 people
  32. 140476,013 people
  33. 142615,033 people
  34. 140705,001 people
  35. 140804,444 people
  36. 142023,862 people
  37. 140253,243 people
  38. 141113,186 people
  39. 140812,742 people
  40. 142032,424 people
  41. 141702,292 people
  42. 141392,113 people
  43. 140342,086 people
  44. 140302,067 people
  45. 141021,856 people
  46. 140331,539 people
  47. 140131,423 people
  48. 140551,418 people
  49. 140911,316 people
  50. 141451,185 people
  51. 14260924 people
  52. 14037904 people
  53. 14026617 people
  54. 14069443 people
  55. 14035152 people
  56. 14027142 people
  57. 1406193 people
  58. 1416977 people
  59. 1413432 people
  60. 141120 people

72 ZIP Code areas overlap Erie County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns in Erie County, largest first

  1. Town of Amherst130,546 people
  2. Town of Cheektowaga88,989 people
  3. Town of Tonawanda71,850 people
  4. Town of Hamburg60,234 people
  5. Town of West Seneca45,303 people
  6. Town of Lancaster45,148 people
  7. Town of Clarence33,097 people
  8. Town of Orchard Park29,779 people
  9. Town of Grand Island21,488 people
  10. Town of Evans15,183 people
  11. Town of Aurora13,882 people
  12. Town of Elma11,687 people
All 25
  1. Town of Alden9,871 people
  2. Town of Newstead8,681 people
  3. Town of Concord8,269 people
  4. Town of Boston7,948 people
  5. Town of Eden7,546 people
  6. Town of Marilla5,148 people
  7. Town of Collins4,643 people
  8. Town of North Collins3,503 people
  9. Town of Holland3,266 people
  10. Town of Colden3,145 people
  11. Town of Wales3,015 people
  12. Town of Sardinia2,703 people
  13. Town of Brant2,224 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns in New York, by county

School districts in Erie County, largest first

  1. Buffalo City School District276,854 people
  2. Williamsville Central School District76,350 people
  3. Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District65,575 people
  4. West Seneca Central School District53,502 people
  5. Lancaster Central School District45,861 people
  6. Sweet Home Central School District40,591 people
  7. Frontier Central School District38,173 people
  8. Orchard Park Central School District34,878 people
  9. Clarence Central School District30,807 people
  10. Hamburg Central School District25,115 people
  11. Amherst Central School District23,675 people
  12. Cheektowaga Central School District21,494 people
All 31
  1. Grand Island Central School District21,488 people
  2. Lackawanna City School District19,753 people
  3. Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District18,320 people
  4. Iroquois Central School District17,580 people
  5. Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)16,773 people
  6. Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District16,414 people
  7. Tonawanda City School District15,030 people
  8. Depew Union Free School District14,958 people
  9. Alden Central School District12,645 people
  10. Cleveland Hill Union Free School District12,578 people
  11. East Aurora Union Free School District12,503 people
  12. Springville-Griffith Institute Central School12,452 people
  13. Attica Central School District11,724 people
  14. Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District10,931 people
  15. Eden Central School District9,882 people
  16. Akron Central School District9,005 people
  17. Gowanda Central School District8,862 people
  18. Holland Central School District6,786 people
  19. North Collins Central School District4,436 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Erie County, largest first

  1. Cattaraugus Reservation1,977 people
  2. Tonawanda Reservation224 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Buffalo, New York (city)276,854 people
  2. Cheektowaga, New York (CDP)76,056 people
  3. Tonawanda Town, New York (CDP)56,806 people
  4. West Seneca, New York (CDP)45,303 people
  5. Lackawanna, New York (city)19,753 people
  6. Kenmore, New York (village)15,044 people
  7. Tonawanda, New York (city)15,030 people
  8. Depew, New York (village)15,000 people
  9. Eggertsville, New York (CDP)14,894 people
  10. Lancaster, New York (village)10,113 people
  11. Hamburg, New York (village)9,792 people
  12. University at Buffalo, New York (CDP)7,020 people
All 38
  1. Harris Hill, New York (CDP)6,069 people
  2. East Aurora, New York (village)5,993 people
  3. Williamsville, New York (village)5,469 people
  4. Grandyle Village, New York (CDP)4,912 people
  5. Springville, New York (village)4,190 people
  6. Sloan, New York (village)3,751 people
  7. Highland-on-the-Lake, New York (CDP)3,584 people
  8. Lake Erie Beach, New York (CDP)3,279 people
  9. Eden, New York (CDP)3,113 people
  10. Orchard Park, New York (village)3,072 people
  11. Akron, New York (village)2,897 people
  12. Elma Center, New York (CDP)2,814 people
  13. Gowanda, New York (village)2,683 people
  14. Clarence, New York (CDP)2,673 people
  15. Wanakah, New York (CDP)2,664 people
  16. Alden, New York (village)2,633 people
  17. Blasdell, New York (village)2,549 people
  18. Clarence Center, New York (CDP)2,432 people

See all 38 cities, towns and communities in Erie County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Wyoming County, New York28 mi east
  2. Genesee County, New York34 mi northeast
  3. Niagara County, New York36 mi north
  4. Cattaraugus County, New York36 mi south
  5. Chautauqua County, New York45 mi southwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.