Ithaca, New York

This article is about the city of Ithaca. For the legally distinct town, see Ithaca (town), New York.

Ithaca, New York
City
Official seal of Ithaca, New York
Seal
Ithaca is located in New York
Ithaca
Ithaca
Ithaca is located in the United States
Ithaca
Ithaca
Coordinates: 42°26′36″N 76°30′0″W / 42.44333°N 76.50000°W / 42.44333; -76.50000
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyTompkins
Founded1790; 234 years ago (1790)
Incorporated1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Named forIthaca, Greece
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • BodyCommon Council
 • MayorRobert Cantelmo [1] (D)
 • Common Council
Members:
Area
[2]
 • City6.07 sq mi (15.72 km2)
 • Land5.39 sq mi (13.96 km2)
 • Water0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
 • Urban
24.581 sq mi (63.66 km2)
 • Metro
474.649 sq mi (1,229.34 km2)
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City32,108
 • Density5,958.06/sq mi (2,300.47/km2)
 • Urban
53,661
 • Urban density2,200/sq mi (840/km2)
 • Metro
105,740
 • Metro density220/sq mi (86/km2)
DemonymIthacan
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
14850, 14851, 14852, and 14853
Area code607
FIPS code36-38077
GNIS feature IDs970238, 979099
Websitecityofithaca.org

Ithaca (/ˈɪθəkə/) is a city in and the county seat of Tompkins County, New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Ithaca is the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named after the Greek island of Ithaca.[3] As of 2020, the city's population was 32,108.[4]

A college town, Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League university,[5] and Ithaca College. Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), located in Dryden.[6]

  1. ^ "Common Council". City of Ithaca. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 167.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Ithaca city, New York". Census Bureau QuickFacts. July 1, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Carol Kammen. "History of Ithaca and Tompkins County". City of Ithaca. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "TC3 – Tompkins Cortland Community College". Tc3.edu. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2015.