Ithaca, New York
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Ithaca /ˈɪθəkə/ is a city 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.[2]
Ithaca | |
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| City of Ithaca | |
 Clockwise from top left: Ithaca during winter, Ithaca during autumn, Ithaca Commons (downtown), Ithaca Falls, Hemlock Gorge, Cornell University | |
  Ithaca  Ithaca | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′36″N 76°30′0″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Tompkins |
| Founded | 1790; 233 years ago (1790) |
| Incorporated | 1888; 135 years ago (1888) |
| Named for | Ithaca, Greece |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Common Council |
| • Mayor | Laura Lewis (D) |
| • Common Council | |
| Area | |
| • City | 6.07 sq mi (15.72 km2) |
| • Land | 5.39 sq mi (13.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.68 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) | |
| • City | 32,108 |
| • Density | 5,958.06/sq mi (2,300.47/km2) |
| • Urban | 53,661 |
| • Urban density | 2,200/sq mi (840/km2) |
| • Metro | 105,740 |
| • Metro density | 220/sq mi (86/km2) |
| Demonym | Ithacan |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 14850, 14851, 14852, and 14853 |
| Area code | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-38077 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 970238, 979099 |
| Website | www |
A college town, Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League university routinely ranked among the world's best universities,[3] and Ithaca College. Nearby in Dryden, New York is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3).[4] These three colleges bring thousands of students to the area, who increase Ithaca's seasonal population during the school year. As of 2020, the city's population was 32,108.
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