Syracuse, New York

This article is about the city in the state of New York. For other places sharing the same name, see Syracuse.

Syracuse, New York
City
Downtown Syracuse Green Lakes State Park JMA Wireless Dome Clinton Square Hanover Square Columbus Circle Historic District South Salina Street Downtown Historic District Panorama of Columbus Circle Historic District
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Nickname(s):  The Salt City, 'Cuse, The Emerald City, The Heart of New York, The Paris of New York
Coordinates: 43°02′49″N 76°08′40″W
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Central New York
Metro	Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area
County	Onondaga
Incorporated (village)	1825 (1825)
Incorporated (city)	1847 (1847)
Named for	Syracuse, Sicily
Government
• Type	Strong mayor-council
• Mayor	Ben Walsh (I)
• Common Council	Members' List President: • Helen Hudson (D) At Large Members: • Khalid Bey (D) • Michael Greene (D) • Timothy Rudd (D) • Steve Thompson (D) • D1: Joseph Carni (R) • D2: Patrick Hogan (D) • D3: Susan Boyle (D) • D4: Latoya Allen (D) • D5: Joe Driscoll (D)
Area
• City	25.64 sq mi (66.41 km2)
• Land	25.06 sq mi (64.90 km2)
• Water	0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2)  2.15%
Elevation	380–440 ft (116–135 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	148,620
• Density	5,930.80/sq mi (2,289.88/km2)
• Urban	413,660 (US: 102nd)
• Urban density	2,291.3/sq mi (884.7/km2)
• Metro	662,057 (US: 91st)
• CSA	738,305 (US: 72nd)
Demonym	Syracusan
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Code	132xx
Area codes	315, 680
FIPS code	36-73000
GNIS feature ID	0966966
Website	www.syr.gov

Syracuse is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is also the county seat of Onondaga County. Syracuse has a population of 148,620and a metropolitan area population of 662,000.

Syracuse is sometimes called the "Salt City" because salt mining was once the main industry. Syracuse is named after Syracuse, Sicily, a city on the Italian island of Sicily.

Syracuse is home to Syracuse University and many company company offices.