Western New York

Western New York
Region
Left to right from top: Buffalo's skyline, Rochester's skyline, Niagara Falls in the winter, Letchworth State Park in autumn, the 2008 NHL Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium, a nighttime game at Frontier Field.
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Western New York
Counties	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
Cities	Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, Batavia, Jamestown, Elmira, Lockport, Canandaigua, North Tonawanda, Geneva
Highest point	Alma Hill
- location	Alma, New York
- elevation	2,546 ft (776 m)
- coordinates	42°00′45″N 78°03′28″W / 42.01250°N 78.05778°W / 42.01250; -78.05778
Area	15,107 sq mi (39,127 km2)
Population	2,643,688 (2012)
Density	175/sq mi (68/km2)
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5)
- summer (DST)	Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Area code	315, 585, 607, 716
Western New York counties

Western New York is the westernmost region of the state of New York. It includes the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, the surrounding suburbs, as well as the outlying rural areas of the Great Lakes lowlands, the Genesee Valley, and the Southern Tier. One writer suggests Western New York's eastern border to be the Preemption Line, an historic political division of Native American tribal lands.

Western New York consists of 17 western counties in New York State: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates, with a land area of 11,764 square miles (30,470 km²). Western New York can also be defined as the area of the Holland Purchase and the Phelps and Gorham Purchase. The area is primarily served by Buffalo and Rochester media markets, although there is considerable overlap between these two markets, as well as other American and Canadian media markets (particularly from nearby Toronto).