Lockport, New York
Lockport, New York | |
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Downtown Lockport with Locks 34 and 35 Below | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: The Lock City | |
Location in Niagara County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′11″N 78°41′28″W / 43.16972°N 78.69111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Niagara |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | John Lombardi III (R) |
| • Common Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.44 sq mi (21.87 km2) |
| • Land | 8.40 sq mi (21.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,876 |
| • Density | 2,485.3/sq mi (959.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14094-14095 |
| Area code | 716 |
| FIPS code | 36-43082 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955783 |
| Website | lockportny |
Lockport is both a city and the town that surrounds it in Niagara County, New York, United States. The city is the Niagara county seat; as of the 2020 census, Lockport had a population of 20,876.
Its name derives from a set of Erie Canal locks (Lock Numbers 34 and 35) within the city that were built to allow canal barges to traverse the 60-foot natural drop (18 m) of the Niagara Escarpment. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.