Welcome to Orchard Park ...

The village of Orchard Park is located in Erie County<1>.

The location of Orchard Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orchard Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orchard Park has a population of 3,131 people<3> (see below for details).

Orchard Park is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Orchard Park is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Websites for Orchard Park ...

Official Website:   www.orchardparkny.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orchardparkchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orchard Park had an population of 3,131 people. This is a decrease of 3.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orchard Park had a population of 3,246 people. This makes Orchard Park the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Orchard Park represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 665th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,246 people, the population of Orchard Park decreased 1.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,294 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Orchard Park.

Communities Also Named Orchard Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Orchard Park: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Saratoga County.

Beyond New York, there are 14 communities that are also named Orchard Park - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Orchard Park ...

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

• Buffalo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Fort Erie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <5>
• Lackawanna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <5>
• Kenmore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <5>
• Depew
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <5>
• Tonawanda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <5>
• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Hamburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <5>
• East Aurora
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <5>
• Williamsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <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 Orchard Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orchard Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orchard Park. 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 Orchard Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Park. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Orchard Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Park ...

Looking for more information about Orchard Park? 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 Orchard Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Orchard Park.

Adding Orchard Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orchard Park post office opened in 1883.

We also found Orchard Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orchard Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Orchard Park: www.orchardparkny.org/

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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