Bethany is a town in Genesee County, New York, home to about 1,754 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14054, and parts of 14005, 14020, 14143 and 14525 are in Bethany too.
Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Bethany; also Middlebury and Pavilion
Mostly Alexander; part is in Bethany
Mostly Batavia City; part is in Bethany
Mostly Stafford; part is in Bethany
Mostly Pavilion; part is in Bethany
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bethany. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)27 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA255 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bethany; 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.
Bethany had 1,780 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 709th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Genesee County grew from 34,561 residents in 1900 to 58,388 in 2020.
Genesee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 74 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Batavia, NY weather station (7 miles away).
16,849 jobs at 1,255 businesses in Genesee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bethany.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Batavia City, Batavia Town, Alexander, Pavilion, Stafford, Covington, York, Darien, Middlebury and Le Roy.
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.