Skaneateles, New York

Skaneateles
Town
A home on the west shore of Skaneateles Lake
Nickname(s):  Skantown, Skan
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Skaneateles
Coordinates: 42°56′48″N 76°25′42″W / 42.94667°N 76.42833°W / 42.94667; -76.42833
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Onondaga
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Janet Aaron (R)
• Town Council	Members • Chris Legg (D) • Courtney Alexander (R) • Mark Tucker (R) • Sue Dove (R)
Area [1]
• Total	48.83 sq mi (126.46 km2)
• Land	42.61 sq mi (110.35 km2)
• Water	6.22 sq mi (16.11 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	7,112
• Density	166.91/sq mi (64.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	315
FIPS code	36-067-67521
Website	townofskaneateles.com

Skaneateles (/ˌskæniˈætləs/ SKAN-ee-AT-ləs, locally /ˌskɪn-/ SKIN-)^[4] is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 7,112.^[2] The name is from the Iroquois term for the adjacent Skaneateles Lake, which means "long lake." The town is on the western border of the county and includes a village, also named Skaneateles. Both the town and village are southwest of Syracuse.