Glens Falls, New York
Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States and is the central city of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,830 at the 2020 census. The name was given by Colonel Johannes Glen, the falls referring to a large waterfall in the Hudson River at the southern end of the city.
Glens Falls | |
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Centennial Circle, a five-leg roundabout in downtown Glens Falls | |
| Nickname(s): Hometown U.S.A., Empire City | |
Location of Glens Falls in Warren County | |
Glens Falls Location in New York (state) Glens Falls Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′44″N 73°38′54″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | 1839 (village) 1908 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | S. William Collins (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 3.99 sq mi (10.33 km2) |
| • Land | 3.85 sq mi (9.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 2.54% |
| • Urban | 35.35 sq mi (91.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 14,830 |
| • Density | 3,850.95/sq mi (1,486.92/km2) |
| • Metro | 128,774 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 12801, 12804 |
| Area code(s) | 518, 838 |
| FIPS code | 36-29333 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0951223 |
| Website | http://www.cityofglensfalls.com |
Glens Falls is a city in the southeastern corner of Warren County, surrounded by the town of Queensbury to the north, east, and west, and by the Hudson River and Saratoga County to the south. Glens Falls is known as "Hometown U.S.A.", a title Look magazine gave it in 1944. The city has also referred to itself as the "Empire City."
In July 2023, for the second year in a row, Glens Falls was named safest city in the United States.