Tonawanda Town is a town in Erie County, New York, home to about 71,850 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14150, 14217 and 14223, and parts of 14207 are in Tonawanda Town too.
Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Tonawanda Town; also Tonawanda City
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)7 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA282 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tonawanda Town; 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.
Tonawanda Town had 72,636 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 28th 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 80 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Tonawanda, NY weather station (5 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).
1,113 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tonawanda Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 43 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 68 |
| Dentists | 73 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 108 |
| Mental health providers | 278 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 484 |
| Optometrists | 16 |
| Chiropractors | 43 |
| Pharmacies | 29 |
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 (41 nearby)
Grocery stores (26 nearby)
Pharmacies (15 nearby)
Libraries (7 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Public schools here are run by Sweet Home Central School District, Tonawanda City School District, Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Elementary SchoolTonawanda | Pre-K–5 | 443 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Tonawanda Elementary SchoolTonawanda | Pre-K–5 | 785 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Ben Franklin Elementary SchoolBuffalo | K–4 | 460 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Charles A Lindbergh Elementary SchoolBuffalo | K–4 | 496 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolBuffalo | K–5 | 570 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Holmes Elementary SchoolTonawanda | K–4 | 274 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary SchoolTonawanda | K–4 | 609 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Ben Franklin Middle SchoolBuffalo | 5–7 | 654 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolBuffalo | 5–7 | 772 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Tonawanda Middle/High SchoolTonawanda | 6–12 | 891 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Kenmore Junior-Senior High SchoolKenmore | 7–12 | 180 | Alternative Education | 1.6 mi |
| Kenmore East Senior High SchoolTonawanda | 8–12 | 1,052 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Kenmore West Senior High SchoolBuffalo | 8–12 | 1,235 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Country Day SchoolKenmore | Pre-K–8 | 51 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| St Christopher Elementary SchoolTonawanda | Pre-K–8 | 223 | Roman Catholic | 3.2 mi |
| New Life Christian SchoolTonawanda | K–12 | 28 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.4 mi |
| Cardinal O'Hara High SchoolTonawanda | 9–12 | 181 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| Mount St. Mary AcademyBuffalo | 9–12 | 216 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| St Josephs Collegiate InstituteBuffalo | 9–12 | 647 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 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 Buffalo and Tonawanda City.
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