Welcome to Lakewood ...

The village of Lakewood is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lakewood has a population of 2,792 people<2> (see below for details).

Lakewood is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lakewood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lakewood: (716)

The ZIP code for Lakewood: 14750<4>

Websites for Lakewood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Lakewood, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lakewood had an population of 2,792 people. This is a decrease of 7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lakewood had a population of 3,002 people. This makes Lakewood the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Lakewood represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 701st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,002 people, the population of Lakewood decreased 7.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,258 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakewood.

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (8), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakewood.

Communities near Lakewood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakewood.

• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <5>
• Falconer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
  • Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <5>
• Youngsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Mayville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <5>
• Randolph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <5>
• Sherman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <5>
• East Randolph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
  • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
• Cassadaga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• Sugar Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Sugar Grove is located in Warren County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakewood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood. See our Newspapers Page for Lakewood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

Looking for more information about Lakewood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lakewood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lakewood.

Adding Lakewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakewood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakewood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Lakewood post office opened in 1880.

We also found Lakewood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/