Benton is a town in Yates County, New York, home to about 2,948 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14415, and parts of 14527 are in Benton too.
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)44 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA209 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Benton; 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.
Benton had 2,985 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 522nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Yates County grew from 20,318 residents in 1900 to 24,774 in 2020.
Yates County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Penn Yan Ap, NY weather station (2 miles away).
5,133 jobs at 542 businesses in Yates County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Milo, Jerusalem, Potter, Torrey and Barrington.
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.