Warsaw, New York
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Warsaw town. It lies in ZIP code area 14569. It stands on Stony Creek. The Survey maps it on the Warsaw quadrangle. 3,646 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1905 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 79 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Warsaw
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Seth M. Gates Houselisted 1992
Monument Circle Historic Districtlisted 1992
Trinity Churchlisted 1980
US Post Office-Warsawlisted 1989
Warsaw Academylisted 1980
Population over time
3 figuresWarsaw fell from 3,814 to 3,646 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,814 | |
| 2010 | 3,473 | -341 (-9%) |
| 2020 | 3,646 | +173 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Portage quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1943 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000
- 1944 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:31680
- 1960 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Warsaw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
66 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Warsaw between 2003 and 2019, burning about 46 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 July 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 15 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 10 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Warsaw: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| A.Kerr Bros.& Co.Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Bradley Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Salt Co.Salt Well | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Vale No.1 Well | Salt | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warsaw in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 22 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Warsaw | $75,000 | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | A cold front pushed a line of thunderstorms across extreme Western New York during the early morning hours. Winds gusted to 64 mph at Kenmore and 60 mph at the Buffalo Airport. The thunderstorm winds downed power, telephone, and cable television lines. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Warsaw | $35,000 | no account filed |
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $20,000 | Emergency Managment reported power poles down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $11,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Flood | Warsaw | $10,000 | Flooding was reported on Wyoming Street, Liberty Street, and Route 20A in Warsaw. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $9,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Warsaw | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Warsaw | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Multiple trees were downed. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Five trees were downed onto Route 20A between Route 19 and Route 238. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $2,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees downed on wires. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees and wires downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees and wires downed by thunderstorm wind gust. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warsaw | $1,000 | Multiple trees were reported downed. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Warsaw | - | Golf ball sized hail reported in Warsaw. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Warsaw | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| South Warsaw | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oatka | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Thompsons Crossing | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| West Perry Center | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Saltvale | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Newburg | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Halls Corner | 3.4 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Warsaw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3111090 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 968827. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








