Bedford is a town in Westchester County, New York, home to about 16,722 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10506 and 10507, and parts of 10536, 10549 and 10576 are in Bedford too.
Homes sold for a median of $495 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bedford; also North Castle and Pound Ridge
All in Bedford
Mostly Somers; part is in Bedford
Mostly Mount Kisco; part is in Bedford
Mostly Pound Ridge; part is in Bedford
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bedford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Westchester County Airport (HPN)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY41 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bedford; 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.
Bedford had 17,309 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 136th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Westchester County grew from 184,257 residents in 1900 to 1,004,457 in 2020.
Westchester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yorktown Hts 1w, NY weather station (7 miles away).
389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
131 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bedford’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 34 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 50 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 17 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (16 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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.
Established in 1680.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bedford Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Hills Elementary SchoolBedford Hills | Pre-K–5 | 309 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Bedford Village Elementary SchoolBedford | K–5 | 333 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| West Patent Elementary SchoolBedford Hills | K–5 | 250 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Fox Lane Middle SchoolBedford | 6–8 | 767 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Fox Lane High SchoolBedford | 9–12 | 1,155 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahavath Israel ViznitzBedford Hills | Pre-K–12 | 4,730 | Jewish | 1.8 mi |
| Rippowam Cisqua SchoolBedford | Pre-K–9 | 323 | Nonsectarian | 1.4 mi |
| Yeshiva ViznitzBedford Hills | 10–12 | 237 | Jewish | 1.8 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 Mount Kisco, Somers, New Castle, Pound Ridge, North Castle, Lewisboro and Yorktown.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.