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A town of 1,459 people in Cattaraugus County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
1,244Population
36.1 sq miArea
1,476 ftElevation

Leon ( LEE-un)is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York. The population was 1,253 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain, though it is pronounced differently. The town is on the western border of the county, northwest of the city of Salamanca.

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ZIP code14751
Area code716

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The public schools Leon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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