Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, home to about 859 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14062, 14063, 14718 and 14723.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Population85924 per sq mi
Median home value$170,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$152Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arkwright. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Arkwright
Distances
Nearest major airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA270 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Arkwright; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Arkwright had 1,008 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 907th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Chautauqua County grew from 88,314 residents in 1900 to 127,657 in 2020.
Chautauqua County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 41.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 76 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fredonia, NY weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Chautauqua County
37,679 jobs at 2,695 businesses in Chautauqua County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
97 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arkwright’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Dunkirk7.0 miles
Upmc Chautauqua at WcaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Jamestown21.1 miles
Westfield Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · Westfield23.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
5
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
16
Mental health providers
26
Physical and occupational therapists
21
Optometrists
7
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Arkwright
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter4.8 mi
Tops5.2 mi
Aldi5.2 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy7.0 mi
Libraries
Cassadaga Branch Library4.5 mi
Marian H Skidmore Library4.7 mi
Darwin R. Barker Library4.8 mi
Daniel A. Reed Library5.5 mi
Dunkirk Public Library6.9 mi
Museums
D R Barker Museum4.8 mi
Dunkirk Historical Museum6.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues
King Concert Hall5.6 mi
Bartlett Theatre5.6 mi
Michael C Rockefeller Arts Center5.6 mi
Marvel Theatre5.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Forestville Central School District, Fredonia Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Forestville Elementary SchoolForestville
Pre-K–6
211
Public
6.2 mi
Wheelock Primary SchoolFredonia
Pre-K–K
138
Public
4.8 mi
Fredonia Elementary SchoolFredonia
1–4
432
Public
4.3 mi
Fredonia Middle SchoolFredonia
5–8
453
Public
4.3 mi
Forestville Central High SchoolForestville
7–12
185
Public
6.3 mi
Fredonia High SchoolFredonia
9–12
461
Public
4.3 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Open Door Baptist AcademyCassadaga
2–11
8
Baptist
6.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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