Ithaca, New York
Ithaca (/ˈɪθəkə/) is a city in and the county seat of Tompkins County, New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Ithaca is the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named after the Greek island of Ithaca. As of 2020, the city's population was 32,108.
Ithaca, New York | |
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City | |
Clockwise from top left: Ithaca during winter, Ithaca during autumn, Ithaca Commons (downtown), Ithaca Falls, Hemlock Gorge, Cornell University | |
Ithaca Ithaca | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′36″N 76°30′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Tompkins |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Incorporated | 1888 |
| Named for | Ithaca, Greece |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Common Council |
| • Mayor | Robert Cantelmo (D) |
| • Common Council | Members: |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.07 sq mi (15.72 km2) |
| • Land | 5.39 sq mi (13.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2) |
| • Urban | 24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2) |
| • Metro | 474.649 sq mi (1,229.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 32,108 |
| • Density | 5,958.06/sq mi (2,300.47/km2) |
| • Urban | 53,661 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/sq mi (840/km2) |
| • Metro | 105,740 |
| • Metro density | 220/sq mi (86/km2) |
| Demonym | Ithacan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14850, 14851, 14852, and 14853 |
| Area code | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-38077 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 970238, 979099 |
| Website | cityofithaca |
A college town, Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League university, and Ithaca College. Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), located in Dryden.
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