Official Name: | Eggertsville |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Erie |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Amherst |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.41 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.41 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.86 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.86 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 15561 |
Population Density Km2: | 2100.37 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 5439.01 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 653 |
Coordinates: | 42.9631°N -78.8036°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 14226[2] |
Area Code: | 716 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-23701 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0949425 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Eggertsville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 15,019 at the 2010 census.[3]
Eggertsville is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area.
Eggertsville is located at 42.9631°N -78.8036°W (42.96314, -78.80364), in the southwestern corner of the town of Amherst, directly adjacent to the northeast corner of the city of Buffalo. As delineated by the U.S. Census Bureau, the northern boundary of the CDP is New York State Route 324, and the eastern boundary is formed by Getzville Road and Berryman Drive. The southern and western borders of the CDP follow the town boundary of Amherst.
New York State Route 5, Main Street, passes through the CDP, leading southwest to the center of Buffalo and east towards Williamsville in the town of Amherst.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.4sqkm, all land.[3]
The CDP is mostly within the Amherst Central School District, with a small portion in the Sweet Home Central School District.[4] The Amherst district operates Amherst High School.