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Batavia, New York

Batavia, New York
City
Nickname(s): 1802 Birthplace of Western New York
Motto: The Right Place. The Right Time.
Location within Genesee County and New York
Location within Genesee County and New York
Batavia, New York is located in the US
Batavia, New York
Batavia, New York
Location in the United States of America
Coordinates: 42°59′55″N 78°11′3″W / 42.99861°N 78.18417°W / 42.99861; -78.18417Coordinates: 42°59′55″N 78°11′3″W / 42.99861°N 78.18417°W / 42.99861; -78.18417
Country United States
State New York
County Genesee
Government
 • Type Council-Manager
 • City Manager Jason Molino
 • City Council
Area
 • Total 5.2 sq mi (13.6 km2)
 • Land 5.2 sq mi (13.4 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)  1.14%
Elevation 892 ft (272 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 15,465
 • Density 3,126/sq mi (1,195/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP code 14020
Area code 585
FIPS code 36-04715
GNIS feature ID 0943150
Website Batavia NY

Batavia is a city in Genesee County, Western New York, US, near the center of Genesee County, surrounded by the Town of Batavia, which is a separate municipality. Its population as of the 2010 census was 15,465. The name Batavia is Latin for the Betuwe region of the Netherlands, and honors early Dutch land developers.

Batavia is the county seat of Genesee County.

The city hosts the Batavia Muckdogs baseball club of the New York–Penn League, at the Dwyer Stadium, at 299 Bank Street. The Muckdogs are an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They won the 2008 championship. In 2006, a national magazine ranked Batavia third among the nation's micropolitans based on economic development.

The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) passes north of the city. Genesee County Airport (GVQ) is also north of the city.

Its UN/LOCODE is USBIA.

The current City of Batavia was an early settlement in what is today called Genesee Country, the farthest western region of New York State, comprising the Genesee Valley and westward to the Niagara River, Lake Erie, and the Pennsylvania line. The tract purchased in western New York (the Holland Purchase) was a 3,250,000 acre (13,150 km²) portion of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase that lay west of the Genesee River. It was purchased in December 1792, February 1793, and July 1793 from Robert Morris, a prominent Revolutionary banker, by the Holland Land Company, a consortium of Dutch bankers.


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