Welcome to East Aurora ...

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

The location of East Aurora has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Aurora: E. Aurora

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Aurora has a population of 6,148 people<3> (see below for details).

East Aurora is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

East Aurora is within the (716) area code.

Websites for East Aurora ...

Official Website: www.east-aurora.ny.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Aurora had an population of 6,148 people. This is a decrease of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Aurora had a population of 6,236 people. This makes East Aurora the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of East Aurora represents 0.03% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 398th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,236 people, the population of East Aurora decreased 6.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,673 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Aurora.

Communities Also Named East Aurora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Aurora - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near East Aurora ...

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

• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <5>
• Lackawanna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 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 northwest)
  • 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>
• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Williamsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Springville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Sloan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people

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 East Aurora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Aurora.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Aurora ...

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

Adding East Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Aurora post office opened in 1850.

We also found East Aurora in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Aurora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for East Aurora: www.east-aurora.ny.us/

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

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