Tonawanda Town, New York
CDP
About Tonawanda Town
Tonawanda Town is a small unincorporated community in northwestern New York.
Tonawanda Town holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.3 square miles.
📰 Tonawanda Town News Today
- Tonawanda Town Board passes data center moratorium Buffalo Toronto Public Media · Aug 4
- Town of Tonawanda approves moratorium to halt building of data centers for the next year WGRZ · Aug 3
- Data center projects to be banned for one year in Town of Tonawanda Buffalo News · Aug 4
- One-year data center moratorium approved in Town of Tonawanda Audacy · Aug 4
- Hochul highlights data center moratorium amid proposal to bring $2B facility to Town of Tonawanda WKBW · Jul 21
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Tonawanda Town Unique
- The only place in America named Tonawanda Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northwestern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Tonawanda Town
- Kumo Asian Cuisine — asian
- Olympic Restaurant — greek
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Texas Roadhouse — steak house
- Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
- 290 Slide Sports Bar & Grill
- Chinatown — chinese
- DiPaulo's Pizza — pizza
- La Hacienda Brighton — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Adventure Landing · Arcade
- Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.3 sq mi
Coordinates42.9851, -78.8757