New York · Census place 3620313

Depew, New York

Depew is a village in Erie County, New York with an estimated 14,910 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 61st largest of 419 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
14,910
#61 of 419 in New York
Change since 2020
-1.6%
-239 people
Land area
5.1 sq mi
Density
2,935 / sq mi
State median 3,760
Orange pin: Depew. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Albany.

Depew population, 2020 to 2024

Depew lost 239 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -1. Among 170 New York places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 122nd; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in New York has 10,324 people, so Depew is 1.4 times that size.

15.1k202015.1k202115.0k202214.9k202314.9k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 15,172. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Depew covers 5.08 square miles of land, for 2,935 people per square mile of land. The median New York place of 5,000+ has 3,760, so Depew is less dense than the typical town.

What county Depew is in

All of Depew's residents live in Erie County, which had 950,602 residents in 2024. Depew holds 1.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Depew

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Depew by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 14043. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Depew is

The Census internal point of Depew is at 42.911800, -78.704400. Albany, the capital, is 251.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Buffalo, NY (276,617 people), 8.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.911800, -78.704400
DMS
42°54'42.48"N 78°42'15.84"W
UTM
17N 687381.7E 4753577.0N
Geohash
dr8h15c5q
Plus code
87J3W76W+P6

Daylight in Depew

At 42.91° N, Depew gets about 15 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 01 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 20 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Depew

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New York, measured between internal points. The closest is Lancaster, 2.0 miles away, with 10,094 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Depew, NY?

14,910 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 239 (1.6%) from 15,149 in July 2020.

What county is Depew in?

Erie County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Depew?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 14043.

How far is Depew from Albany?

251.5 miles (404.7 km) in a straight line, heading E from Depew.

What is the nearest larger city to Depew?

Buffalo, NY, with 276,617 residents, 8.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.