New York · Census place 3653682

North Tonawanda, New York

North Tonawanda is a city in Niagara County, New York with an estimated 29,981 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 27th largest of 419 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
29,981
#27 of 419 in New York
Change since 2020
-1.5%
-452 people
Land area
10.1 sq mi
+ 0.80 sq mi water
Density
2,971 / sq mi
State median 3,760
Orange pin: North Tonawanda. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Albany.

North Tonawanda population, 2020 to 2024

North Tonawanda lost 452 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.5%. In the latest year it moved by -72. Among 170 New York places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 118th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in New York has 10,324 people, so North Tonawanda is 2.9 times that size.

30.4k202030.4k202130.2k202230.1k202330.0k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 30,495. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

North Tonawanda covers 10.09 square miles of land and 0.80 of water, for 2,971 people per square mile of land. The median New York place of 5,000+ has 3,760, so North Tonawanda is less dense than the typical town.

What county North Tonawanda is in

All of North Tonawanda's residents live in Niagara County, which had 209,570 residents in 2024. North Tonawanda holds 14.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in North Tonawanda

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps North Tonawanda by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 14120. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where North Tonawanda is

The Census internal point of North Tonawanda is at 43.049200, -78.871200. Albany, the capital, is 260.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Niagara Falls, NY (47,512 people), 7.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Buffalo, NY, 10.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.049200, -78.871200
DMS
43°02'57.12"N 78°52'16.32"W
UTM
17N 673379.3E 4768477.6N
Geohash
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Plus code
87M324XH+MG

Daylight in North Tonawanda

At 43.05° N, North Tonawanda gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 22 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near North Tonawanda

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New York, measured between internal points. The closest is Tonawanda, 2.6 miles away, with 14,984 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of North Tonawanda, NY?

29,981 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 452 (1.5%) from 30,433 in July 2020.

What county is North Tonawanda in?

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

What ZIP codes cover North Tonawanda?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 14120.

How far is North Tonawanda from Albany?

260.5 miles (419.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from North Tonawanda.

What is the nearest larger city to North Tonawanda?

Niagara Falls, NY, with 47,512 residents, 7.8 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.