Welcome to Blasdell ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blasdell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blasdell has a population of 2,662 people<3> (see below for details).

Blasdell is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Blasdell: (716)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blasdell had an population of 2,662 people. This is an increase of 4.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blasdell had a population of 2,553 people. This makes Blasdell the county's 39th most populous community.

The population of Blasdell represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 779th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,553 people, the population of Blasdell decreased 6.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,718 people).

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

Communities near Blasdell ...

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

• Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• North Tonawanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <5>
• Kenmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 northeast)
  • 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 south)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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 Blasdell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blasdell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blasdell ...

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

Adding Blasdell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blasdell post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blasdell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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