Lakewood is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
New York State Route 394 passes through the village as Fairmount Avenue, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Jamestown and northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Interstate 86 where it crosses Chautauqua Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.
34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
[citation needed] Other municipal operations in the village include a department of public works, responsibilities of which include garbage pick-up, plowing snow, mowing parks, public water, and some other services.
The retail district is on the eastern side of Lakewood which is closer to Jamestown.
The retail district serves much of the southern half of Chautauqua County; most of the Jamestown area's big-box stores are located in the retail district, which sprawls eastward into the space between Jamestown and Lakewood.
There is another smaller section of Lakewood which is known as the Village Center and Historical District.