Little Falls, New York

Little Falls
South Ann Street-Mill Street Historic District
Location within Herkimer County
Location within Herkimer County
Little Falls is located in New York
Little Falls
Little Falls
Little Falls is located in the United States
Little Falls
Little Falls
Coordinates: 43°2′34″N 74°51′27″W / 43.04278°N 74.85750°W / 43.04278; -74.85750
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyHerkimer
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorDeborah Kaufman (R)
 • Common Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total3.99 sq mi (10.33 km2)
 • Land3.84 sq mi (9.94 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation
420 ft (128 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,605
 • Density1,199.84/sq mi (463.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13365
Area code315
FIPS code36-42741
GNIS feature ID0955522
Websitethisislittlefalls.com

Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,605 at the time of the 2020 census, which is the second-smallest city population in the state, ahead of only the city of Sherrill.[2] The city is built on both sides of the Mohawk River, at a point at which rapids had impeded travel upriver. Transportation through the valley was improved by construction of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825 and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River.

The city is located at the northeastern corner of the town of Little Falls and is east of Utica.

Little Falls has a picturesque location on the slope of a narrow and rocky defile, through which the Mohawk River falls 45 feet (14 m) in less than a mile (1.6 km), forming a number of cascades.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Little Falls city, New York". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2017.