Town guide

Hamburg, New York

Hamburg is a town in Erie County, New York, home to about 60,234 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14075, 14085 and 14219.

Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population60,2341,458 per sq mi
Median home value$251,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$213Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking67%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hamburg

3 ZIP codes

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Around Hamburg

Distances

Nearest major airportBuffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA270 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hamburg; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population over time

Hamburg had 60,085 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 33rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Erie County grew from 433,686 residents in 1900 to 954,236 in 2020.

Hamburg population by census2000: 56,259, 2010: 56,936, 2020: 60,08556,259200056,936201060,0852020

Erie County, 1900–2020

Erie County population, 1900 to 20201900: 433,686, 1910: 528,985, 1920: 634,688, 1930: 762,408, 1940: 798,377, 1950: 899,238, 1960: 1,064,688, 1970: 1,113,491, 1980: 1,015,472, 1990: 968,532, 2000: 950,265, 2010: 919,040, 2020: 954,236434K’00’10635K’20’30798K’40’501.1M’60’701.0M’80’90950K’00’10954K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 53.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 168 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HamburgJan: high 30°F, low 16°F, 4.8 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 16°F, 3.9 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 23°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4.5 in; May: high 65°F, low 46°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 58°F, 4 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 41°F, 5.4 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 32°F, 4.8 in; Dec: high 35°F, low 23°F, 4.5 in30°16°Jan4.831°16°Feb3.939°23°Mar3.753°34°Apr4.565°46°May4.173°55°Jun4.577°59°Jul4.476°58°Aug4.070°51°Sep4.657°41°Oct5.445°32°Nov4.835°23°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Colden 1w, NY weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Erie County

418,202 jobs at 22,497 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Erie CountyHealth care and social assistance: 78,423 jobs; Retail trade: 49,839 jobs; Manufacturing: 45,702 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 42,915 jobs; Finance and insurance: 31,163 jobs; Professional services: 24,971 jobs; Administrative and support: 23,996 jobs; Wholesale trade: 19,808 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 12% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Finance and insurance 8% Professional services 6% Administrative and support 6% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

442 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hamburg’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital of BuffaloGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Buffalo7.8 miles
  • Kaleida HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Buffalo11.1 miles
  • Erie County Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Buffalo13.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors39
Specialist doctors16
Dentists42
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants62
Mental health providers129
Physical and occupational therapists112
Optometrists17
Chiropractors25
Pharmacies21

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Hamburg

Parks (38 nearby)

  • Eighteen Mile Creek County Park · 392 acres3.4 mi
  • Lakeview Road Town Recreation Area · 264 acres2.5 mi
  • Woodlawn Beach State Park · 57 acres3.6 mi
  • California Road Recreation Area · 49 acres4.1 mi
  • William D. Williams Park · 19 acres1.6 mi
  • Hamburg Beach · 18 acres2.0 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.9 mi
  • Aldi1.5 mi
  • Save-A-Lot1.6 mi
  • Tops1.7 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Walmart Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • Walgreens1.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • Casey's Prescription Pad2.1 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Hamburg Public Library1.9 mi
  • McGrath Library1.9 mi
  • Lake Shore Branch Library2.2 mi
  • Blasdell Library (Hamburg)4.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Hamburg Historical museum1.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Centennial Art Center of Hamburg1.0 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1812.

Colleges and universities

  • Hilbert College

Notable people born here

  • E. Howard Hunt (1918) · American intelligence officer and author (1918-2007)
  • Nina G. Jablonski (1953) · American anthropologist and palaeobiologist

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Hamburg

Public schools here are run by Hamburg Central School District, Frontier Central School District, Randolph Academy Union Free School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Armor Elementary SchoolHamburgPre-K–5332Public3.0 mi
Big Tree Elementary SchoolHamburgPre-K–5535Public2.1 mi
Blasdell Elementary SchoolBlasdellPre-K–5498Public4.2 mi
Charlotte Avenue Elementary SchoolHamburgPre-K–5382Public2.2 mi
Cloverbank Elementary SchoolHamburgPre-K–5509Public2.2 mi
Pinehurst Elementary SchoolLake ViewPre-K–5573Public4.5 mi
Boston Valley Elementary SchoolHamburgK–5212Public5.6 mi
Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary SchoolHamburgK–5663Public1.7 mi
Randolph Academyhamburg CampusHamburg2–1273Public1.5 mi
Frontier Middle SchoolHamburg6–81,067Public2.1 mi
Hamburg Middle SchoolHamburg6–8741Public1.4 mi
Frontier Senior High SchoolHamburg9–121,293Public2.2 mi
Hamburg High SchoolHamburg9–12979Public1.5 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Southtowns Catholic SchoolLake ViewPre-K–8119Roman Catholic4.5 mi
Ss Peter & Paul Elementary SchoolHamburgPre-K–8138Roman Catholic2.1 mi
St Francis High SchoolHamburg9–12416Roman Catholic2.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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