Seneca Falls (CDP), New York
Seneca Falls, New York | |
|---|---|
Seneca Falls Canal Harbor | |
| Coordinates: 42°54′31″N 76°47′53″W / 42.90861°N 76.79806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Seneca |
| Town | Seneca Falls |
| Incorporated | April 22, 1831 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.84 sq mi (12.55 km2) |
| • Land | 4.69 sq mi (12.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,809 |
| • Density | 1,452.43/sq mi (560.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13148 |
| Area code(s) | 315 and 680 |
| FIPS code | 36-66322 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2746310 |
| Website | www |
Seneca Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 6,681 at the 2010 census. The 2020 census population of Seneca Falls CDP was 6,809. The hamlet is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva. It was an incorporated village from 1831 to 2011.
Finger Lakes Regional Airport (0G7) is south of the hamlet.
Seneca Falls was the site of the Seneca Falls Convention, a foundational event in the Women's Rights Movement. The town is believed by some to have been the inspiration for the fictional town of "Bedford Falls, N.Y." portrayed in filmmaker Frank Capra's classic 1940s film "It's a Wonderful Life".