Rochester, New York
City
City of Rochester
(left to right, top to bottom) the Eastman Theater at the Eastman School of Music; First Federal Plazabuilding; Xerox, Legacy (formerly Bausch & Lomb), and Metropolitan (formerly Chase) towers; Downtown Rochester skyline; Rush Rhees Library at the University of Rochester; Sacred Heart cathedral; row houses in the Grove Place neighborhood
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Nickname(s):  "The Flour City", "The Flower City", "The World's Image Center"
Motto(s):  "Rochester: Made for Living!"
Location in Monroe County and the State of New York.
Rochester, New York Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 43°9′56″N 77°36′41″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Monroe
Founded	1788
Incorporated as a village	March 21, 1817 (as Rochesterville)[1]
Incorporated as a city	April 28, 1834
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Lovely Warren (D)
• City Council	Members' List[show]
Area [2]
• City	37.14 sq mi (59.77 km2)
• Land	35.78 sq mi (57.61 km2)
• Water	1.36 sq mi (2.18 km2)  3.6%
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population  (2010)
• City	210,565
• Estimate  (2017)[3]	208,046
• Density	5,884.99/sq mi (3,522.91/km2)
• Urban	720,572 (US: 60th)
• Metro	1,082,284 (US: 51st)
Demonym(s)	Rochesterian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	146xx (14604=downtown)
Area code	585
FIPS code	36-63000
GNIS feature ID	0962684
Website	www.cityofrochester.gov