Little Falls, New York

Little Falls
City
South Ann Street-Mill Street Historic District
Location within Herkimer County
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Coordinates: 43°2′34″N 74°51′27″W / 43.04278°N 74.85750°W / 43.04278; -74.85750
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Herkimer
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Deborah Kaufman (R)
• Common Council	Members' List Ward 1: • Jonathan Shaffer (R) • Teresa Lee (D) Ward 2: • Elizabeth Deming (R) • Gregory A. Santry (D) Ward 3: • Mark T. Ruffing (D) • Keith A. Chrisman (D) Ward 4: • Kimberley Kelley (D) • Edward Becker, III (R)
Area [1]
• Total	3.99 sq mi (10.33 km2)
• Land	3.84 sq mi (9.94 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,605
• Density	1,199.84/sq mi (463.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	13365
Area code	315
FIPS code	36-42741
GNIS feature ID	0955522
Website	www.cityoflittlefalls.net

Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,946 at the time of the 2010 census, which is the second-smallest city population in the state, ahead of only the city of Sherrill.^[2] The city is built on both sides of the Mohawk River, at a point at which rapids had impeded travel upriver. Transportation through the valley was improved by construction of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825 and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River.

The city is located at the northeastern corner of the town of Little Falls and is east of Utica.

Little Falls has a picturesque location on the slope of a narrow and rocky defile, through which the Mohawk River falls 45 feet (14 m) in less than a mile (1.6 km), forming a number of cascades.