Blasdell, New York

Blasdell, New York
Lake Avenue in Blasdell
Nickname: 
"The Gateway to the Southtowns"
Location in Erie County and the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°47′42″N 78°49′41″W / 42.79500°N 78.82806°W / 42.79500; -78.82806
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyErie
TownHamburg
Government
  TypeMayor-Council
  MayorRobert Hefner Jr. (C)
Area
  Total
1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
  Land1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
610 ft (186 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,539
  Density2,258.90/sq mi (872.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14219
Area code716
FIPS code36-06849
GNIS feature ID0944230
Websitewww.blasdell.org

Blasdell is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 2,553 according to the 2010 Census. The name is derived from Herman Blasdell, the first station master of the Erie and Pennsylvania railroad depot. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

Blasdell is in the northern part of the town of Hamburg and is bordered to the north by the city of Lackawanna, directly south of Buffalo. The village calls itself the "Gateway to the Southtowns" of Erie County.