| ZIP Codes: | 28 ZIP Codes (23 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 585 / 607 / 624 / 716 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:14 PM |
| Population: | 45,771 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 36003 |
| Land Area: | 970 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.2436, -78.0558 |
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45,771 residents live across 28 ZIPs covering 970 sq mi, served by 28 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 47,432 to 45,751 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.5% change. 10 ZIPs gained residents, 15 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 14714 (Black Creek, $115,230 median) and poorest ZIP 14774 (Richburg, $39,250) are 14.4 miles apart — a 2.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $66,900 in 14897 (Whitesville) to $195,200 in 14714 (Black Creek).
Density varies 270× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 14717 (Caneadea) to 4,225 in 14802 (Alfred).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.1% bachelor's+ in 14754 (Little Genesee) to 71.0% in 14802 (Alfred) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New York, this is the #52 most populous of 62 counties and ranks #57 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,302 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,081 of 28,884 reporting).
23 Standard delivery, 5 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14895 | Wellsville | Standard | 9,061 | $63,910 | 111.2 | -7.6% |
| 14727 | Cuba | Standard | 4,925 | $63,257 | 105.6 | -4.6% |
| 14802 | Alfred | Standard | 4,814 | $40,489 | 1.1 | 13.0% |
| 14739 | Friendship | Standard | 2,731 | $57,794 | 78.5 | 1.2% |
| 14735 | Fillmore | Standard | 2,575 | $69,891 | 77.5 | -2.0% |
| 14715 | Bolivar | Standard | 2,484 | $55,640 | 52.6 | -11.8% |
| 14813 | Belmont | Standard | 2,480 | $63,750 | 66.2 | -3.1% |
| 14744 | Houghton | Standard | 2,188 | $77,750 | 20.0 | -3.4% |
| 14711 | Belfast | Standard | 2,063 | $65,938 | 39.9 | 4.4% |
| 14806 | Andover | Standard | 1,912 | $74,688 | 60.2 | -11.0% |
| 14880 | Scio | Standard | 1,548 | $58,750 | 47.7 | 21.7% |
| 14803 | Alfred Station | Standard | 1,514 | $51,694 | 27.5 | 58.4% |
| 14804 | Almond | Standard | 1,362 | $83,173 | 54.0 | -18.1% |
| 14709 | Angelica | Standard | 1,201 | $53,889 | 56.3 | -25.7% |
| 14822 | Canaseraga | Standard | 851 | $66,771 | 39.2 | -39.9% |
| 14897 | Whitesville | Standard | 671 | $66,458 | 24.1 | -27.1% |
| 14754 | Little Genesee | Standard | 586 | $62,750 | 17.0 | 3.7% |
| 14717 | Caneadea | Standard | 586 | $83,542 | 37.5 | -2.7% |
| 14714 | Black Creek | Standard | 555 | $115,230 | 11.1 | 19.6% |
| 14777 | Rushford | Standard | 454 | $57,500 | 1.7 | -30.8% |
| 14884 | Swain | Standard | 362 | $48,750 | 20.8 | 95.7% |
| 14774 | Richburg | PO Box | 324 | $39,250 | 0.2 | 62.0% |
| 14721 | Ceres | Standard | 227 | $40,250 | 3.4 | 191.0% |
| 14708 | Alma | Standard | 148 | $69,286 | 16.3 | -43.9% |
| 14707 | Allentown | PO Box | 129 | $46,250 | 0.8 | -50.6% |
| 14029 | Centerville | PO Box | 20 | $145,000 | 0.0 | — |
| 14745 | Hume | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 14786 | West Clarksville | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |