Town guide

Bath, New York

Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 11,350 people across 95 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14810, 14856 and 14879, and parts of 14821 are in Bath too.

Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population11,350119 per sq mi
Median home value$106,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$139Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bath

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bath

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)57 miles away
Closer regional airportElmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY89 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA196 miles away

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

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

Population over time

Bath had 11,424 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.

It’s the 195th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Steuben County grew from 82,822 residents in 1900 to 93,584 in 2020.

Bath population by census2000: 12,097, 2010: 12,379, 2020: 11,42412,097200012,379201011,4242020

Steuben County, 1900–2020

Steuben County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,822, 1910: 83,362, 1920: 80,627, 1930: 82,671, 1940: 84,927, 1950: 91,439, 1960: 97,691, 1970: 99,546, 1980: 99,217, 1990: 99,088, 2000: 98,726, 2010: 98,990, 2020: 93,58483K’00’1081K’20’3085K’40’5098K’60’7099K’80’9099K’00’1094K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 36.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BathJan: high 33°F, low 14°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 14°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 21°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 31°F, 3.3 in; May: high 70°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 51°F, 3.2 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 56°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 55°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 47°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 37°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 28°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 21°F, 2.3 in33°14°Jan1.836°14°Feb1.644°21°Mar2.558°31°Apr3.370°41°May3.678°51°Jun3.282°56°Jul4.281°55°Aug3.674°47°Sep3.762°37°Oct3.849°28°Nov2.538°21°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Addison, NY weather station (17 miles away).

Jobs in Steuben County

26,364 jobs at 1,749 businesses in Steuben County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Steuben CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,739 jobs; Retail trade: 3,952 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,840 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,340 jobs; Company headquarters: 1,689 jobs; Professional services: 1,660 jobs; Other services: 1,169 jobs; Finance and insurance: 945 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Company headquarters 6% Professional services 6% Other services 4% Finance and insurance 4%

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

Health care

231 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bath’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath1.8 miles
  • Corning HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corning18.2 miles
  • St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell19.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors12
Specialist doctors14
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants36
Mental health providers125
Physical and occupational therapists35
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies7

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 Bath

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Mount Washington Multiple Use Area · 435 acres2.7 mi
  • Champlin Beach · 8 acres5.3 mi
  • Pulteney Park · 2 acres2.2 mi
  • Depot Park · 1 acres5.7 mi
  • Keuka Watersports Depot Park5.7 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Tops2.7 mi
  • Save-A-Lot3.0 mi
  • Hammondsport Grocery5.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens2.8 mi
  • Rite Aid2.8 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Dormann Library2.5 mi
  • Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek Memorial Library4.7 mi
  • Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library5.6 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Finger Lakes Boating Museum4.3 mi
  • Glenn H. Curtiss Museum4.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Drive-in Cinema (disused)1.3 mi

Counts are within about 6.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Joseph James Dengelo (1945) · American serial killer, rapist, burglar and former police officer

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Bath

Public schools here are run by Campbell-Savona Central School District, Bath Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Campbell-Savona Elementary SchoolSavonaPre-K–6436Public4.8 mi
Vernon E Wightman Primary SchoolBathPre-K–4486Public2.6 mi
Dana L Lyon Middle SchoolBath4–8509Public2.4 mi
Haverling Senior High SchoolBath9–12400Public2.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Victory Baptist AcademyBathK–87Baptist7.4 mi
Hillside Children's Ctr-Snell Farm Campus SchoolBath6–1223Nonsectarian8.1 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 Campbell, Thurston, Urbana, Wheeler, Bradford, Howard and Addison.

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