Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km²), of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²), or 0.75%, is water.^[2] Lackawanna sits on Lake Erie, although the waterfront is occupied by the remnants of the Bethlehem Steel facility. Smokes Creek (named after Seneca Indian Chief Sayenqueraghta who was nicknamed "Old Smoke") runs through the city before it discharges into Lake Erie.
Abbott Road is a major road that runs north–south through the city. Ridge Road is a main east–west road in the city.

Adjacent cities and towns

• City of Buffalo—north
• Town of West Seneca—east
• Town of Orchard Park—southeast
• Town of Hamburg—south
• Village of Blasdell—south
• Lake Erie—west

Major highways

• Interstate 90 (New York State Thruway), runs through the extreme southeast corner of the city.
• U.S. Route 62 (South Park Ave.), North-South roadway that runs through the city from Buffalo into Blasdell and Hamburg.
• New York State Route 5 (Fuhrmann Blvd., Hamburg Tprk.), North-South (signed east-west) roadway through the city that runs from Hamburg to Buffalo. Busy north-south (signed east-west) route for traffic to and from Buffalo.