Wanakah, New York

Wanakah, New York
Census-designated place
Location in Erie County and the state of New York.
Wanakah, New York Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°44′46″N78°54′11″W / 42.74611°N 78.90306°W / 42.74611; -78.90306
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Erie
Town	Hamburg
Area [1]
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.12 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	590 ft (180 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,137
• Density	2,604.6/sq mi (1,005.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	14075 (Hamburg) 14085 (Lake View)
Area code	716
FIPS code	36-78124
GNIS feature ID	0968754

Wanakah is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Hamburg in Erie County, New York, United States. ^[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 3,199. ^[3]

Wanakah is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

Wanakah is located in the western part of the town of Hamburg, on the shore of Lake Erie. The Wanakah CDP encompasses the hamlets of Wanakah, Mount Vernon and Clifton Heights. ^[4] New York State Route 5 (Lake Shore Road) is the main road through the CDP, leading northeast to Lackawanna and Buffalo and southwest towards Angola.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all land. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,137		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wanakah, New York
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wanakah CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
4. "P.L. 94-171 County Block Map series (2010 Census): Erie County, NY". U.S. Census. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.