Lakewood, New York

About Lakewood

Lakewood is a small town in western New York counting 2,933 people who proudly call it home.

Lakewood holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.96 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,496 residents per square mile.

📰 Lakewood News Today

• New York bodega-style subs now toasting in Lakewood (Video) Tacoma News Tribune · Aug 12
• Lakewood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Lakewood trustees seek grant funding for beach restoration - Post Journal · Jun 24
• Search underway for missing Lakewood man last seen after traffic stop WKBW · Mar 9
• Missing Lakewood man’s truck discovered in Chautauqua Lake yourerie.com · Mar 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lakewood Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Lakewood — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lakewood

• Applebee's — american
• Lake Life Kitchen — american
• Stella: A Kitchen & Bar — american
• 50s Diner
• Buddy Brewster's Ale House
• FuJi Sushi & Steak House — japanese
• La Cocina — mexican
• Olive Garden — italian
• Sakura Buffet — chinese
• Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lakewood

• Edward F. Loomis Jr Park reviews ★
• Town of Ellery Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lakewood

🏘️ Nearby Communities