Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Alexander

A town of 2,572 people in Genesee County, New York
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Alexander

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Alexander?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Alexander.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Alexander

Explore places →
Union infantry firing
From Alexander’s story

Union infantry firing

Photo · Wikimedia Commons

3

Know Alexander

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Alexander

Town in New York, United States
2,491Population
35.6 sq miArea
932 ftElevation

Alexander is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 2,491 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Alexander Rea, an early settler, and is on the southern border of the county. It includes a village also named Alexander.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Famous people from Alexander

See all 5 →

Schools in Alexander

In the guide →
See how Alexander’s schools compare in NY →
DistrictALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

How things work in Alexander

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Alexander

New York · NY · Genesee County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Alexander is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01