Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, home to about 19,753 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14218, and parts of 14219 are in Lackawanna too.
Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Lackawanna; also Buffalo and West Seneca
Mostly Hamburg; part is in Lackawanna
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lackawanna. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA272 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lackawanna; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lackawanna had 19,949 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 118th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Erie County grew from 433,686 residents in 1900 to 954,236 in 2020.
Erie County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 95 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buffalo, NY weather station (10 miles away).
418,202 jobs at 22,497 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
113 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lackawanna.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 41 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 29 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Lackawanna City School District, Global Concepts Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truman Elementary SchoolLackawanna | Pre-K–2 | 404 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Global Concepts Charter SchoolLackawanna | K–12 | 878 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Martin Road Elementary SchoolLackawanna | 2–5 | 573 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Lackawanna Middle SchoolLackawanna | 6–8 | 444 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Lackawanna High SchoolLackawanna | 9–12 | 670 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Hall SchoolLackawanna | Pre-K–12 | 193 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| Our Lady of Victory SchoolLackawanna | Pre-K–8 | 100 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| BakerLackawanna | K–12 | 139 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Hamburg, Buffalo and West Seneca.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.