Map of Blasdell village

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 Statistical 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.

Blasdell village overview:
Name:	Blasdell village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Erie County
Elevation:	610 ft (186 m)
Total Area:	1.12 sq mi (2.91 km²)
Land Area:	1.12 sq mi (2.91 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,539
Population Density:	2,258.90/sq mi (872.47/km²)
ZIP code:	14219
Area code:	716
FIPS code:	3606849
GNISfeature ID:	0944230
Website:	www.blasdell.org

Online Interactive Map

Blasdell online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Blasdell location map. Where is Blasdell village?

Blasdell location on the U.S. Map. Where is Blasdell village. — Blasdell location on the U.S. Map.

Blasdell location on the New York map. Where is Blasdell village. — Location of Blasdell in New York.

History

The community grew as a railroad town around the Erie Railroad. Blasdell was incorporated in 1898 as a village.

Wrestler Ilio DiPaolo was a longtime resident, before his death in 1995. In 1965 he opened an Italian restaurant on South Park Avenue. It is now run by his family.

Blasdell is one of two municipalities in Erie County to have a registered Conservative as its executive, the other being Newstead.

Blasdell Road Map

Blasdell city Satellite Map

Geography

Blasdell is located at 42°47′42″N 78°49′41″W / 42.79500°N 78.82806°W / 42.79500; -78.82806 (42.795108, -78.828004).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km), all land.

Adjacent cities and towns

City of Lackawanna – north
Town of Hamburg – south, east, west

Major highways in the Village of Blasdell

Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway), although it does not run through the village, the thruway lies just east of it and access to it is provided by Mile Strip Road/Expressway. (NY 179).
U.S. Route 62 (South Park Avenue), north-south roadway that runs through the village from Hamburg in the south to Lackawanna in the north.
New York State Route 179 (Mile Strip Expressway), east- west expressway that borders the south village line. Important route for traffic between NY 5, US 62, the NYS Thruway and beyond.