Town guide

Barre, New York

Barre is a town in Orleans County, New York, home to about 1,910 people across 55 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14058, 14103, 14411 and 14470.

Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,91035 per sq mi
Median home value$135,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$137Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking60%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Barre

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Barre

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA272 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Barre; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Barre

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

Barre had 1,843 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.

It’s the 663rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Orleans County grew from 30,164 residents in 1900 to 40,343 in 2020.

Barre population by census2000: 2,124, 2010: 2,025, 2020: 1,8432,12420002,02520101,8432020

Orleans County, 1900–2020

Orleans County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,164, 1910: 32,000, 1920: 28,619, 1930: 28,795, 1940: 27,760, 1950: 29,832, 1960: 34,159, 1970: 37,305, 1980: 38,496, 1990: 41,846, 2000: 44,171, 2010: 42,883, 2020: 40,34330K’00’1029K’20’3028K’40’5034K’60’7038K’80’9044K’00’1040K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BarreJan: high 33°F, low 18°F, 3 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 18°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 25°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 36°F, 3.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 47°F, 3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 2.8 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 54°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 24°F, 2.7 in33°18°Jan3.035°18°Feb2.344°25°Mar2.757°36°Apr3.370°47°May3.079°57°Jun3.083°62°Jul3.281°60°Aug2.875°54°Sep3.262°43°Oct3.450°33°Nov2.739°24°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albion, NY weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Orleans County

7,800 jobs at 662 businesses in Orleans County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Orleans CountyManufacturing: 2,151 jobs; Retail trade: 1,149 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,056 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 730 jobs; Construction: 416 jobs; Wholesale trade: 331 jobs; Other services: 306 jobs; Information: 264 jobsManufacturing 28% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 4% Information 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

139 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barre’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Medina Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medina9.6 miles
  • United Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Batavia14.7 miles
  • Unity HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rochester25.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors12
Specialist doctors13
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants24
Mental health providers42
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists1
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies14

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 Barre

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Barre Town Park · 40 acres2.0 mi
  • Bullard Park · 29 acres2.3 mi
  • St. Josephs Park · 2 acres2.0 mi
  • Albion Courthouse Square · 1 acres2.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter1.6 mi
  • Tops1.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Hoag Library2.0 mi
  • Swan Library2.2 mi

Museums

  • First Universalist Church4.9 mi

Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Barre

Public schools here are run by Elba Central School District, Holley Central School District, Medina Central School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (11)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Elba Elementary SchoolElbaPre-K–6225Public9.8 mi
Holley Elementary SchoolHolleyPre-K–6513Public9.0 mi
Oak Orchard Primary SchoolMedinaPre-K–2383Public9.5 mi
Ronald L Sodoma Elementary SchoolAlbionPre-K–5826Public2.0 mi
Orleans-Niagara BocesMedinaK–12473Special Education11.3 mi
Clifford Wise Intermediate SchoolMedina3–6383Public9.4 mi
Carl I Bergerson Middle SchoolAlbion6–8400Public1.9 mi
Elba Junior-Senior High SchoolElba7–12185Public9.8 mi
Holley Junior Senior High SchoolHolley7–12423Public9.0 mi
Medina Junior-Senior High SchoolMedina7–12569Public9.6 mi
Charles D'Amico High SchoolAlbion9–12499Public2.0 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Orleans County Christian SchoolMedinaK–1213Christian (no specific denomination)10.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Albion Town (Orleans County), Ridgeway, Shelby, Murray, Clarendon, Gaines, Elba, Carlton, Hamlin and Byron.

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