"Tonawanda, NY" Tonawanda by davecallahan

Tonawanda is not just a single entity. Rather it is a population center with about 100000 people. Some of them (about 80%) live in the incorporated township of Tonawanda. The rest live in the city of Tonawanda (north of the town) and in the associated communities.

Furthermore, Tonawanda is usually grouped with Kenmore (an included community) into what is locally known as KenTon.

area overview

ZIPCODE 14120, 14150,14217, 14223 is Tonawanda in Erie County
043-01-13N 078-52-49W
43.0203347, -78.8803150
Area Code 716

The township is centered at 042-58-57N 078-52-31W.
The city is centered at 043-00-39N 078-52-54W

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the name is Iroquois for "swift moving water", the Indian name for the Niagara River.