Lackawanna, New York

About Lackawanna

Set in the western part of New York, Lackawanna is a close-knit town, home to 19,629 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Lackawanna is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 6.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,997 residents per square mile.

📰 Lackawanna News Today

• Man arrested in New York City faces charges in Scranton homicide WNEP · Aug 17
• New York's Laid-Back City Just Outside Buffalo Sits On Lake Erie With Scenic Parks And Local Eats islands.com · Aug 11
• Senator April Baskin Commits State Funding to Infrastructure, Public Safety in Lackawanna The New York State Senate (.gov) · Jan 15
• Lackawanna Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Deckorators Inc. Manufacturing Plant officially opens in Lackawanna WGRZ · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lackawanna Unique

• The only place in America named Lackawanna — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,629.
• Easy reach of Buffalo (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lackawanna

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lackawanna

• Charlie's Boat Yard
• Public Espresso — coffee shop (café)
• Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
• Chopstick House — chinese
• Chuckie's Texas Hots
• Curly's — american
• Mineo's South Pizzaria
• Nine-Eleven Tavern — pub

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens · Attraction
• Lucy Smith & Colesville · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lackawanna

• Buffalo Harbor State Park reviews ★
• Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens · Attraction reviews ★
• Tifft Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boone Park reviews ★
• Brookdale Park reviews ★
• Cazenovia Park reviews ★
• Dorrance Avenue Park reviews ★
• Dorrance Circle reviews ★
• Durant Park reviews ★
• George J Hartman Playfields reviews ★
• Heacock Park reviews ★
• Jeffery A Taggart Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lackawanna

• GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL
• LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL
• LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL
• MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lackawanna

🏘️ Nearby Communities