Big Flats is a town in Chemung County, New York, home to about 7,592 people across 44 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14814 and 14903, and parts of 14830, 14845, 14871 and 14905 are in Big Flats too.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Big Flats; also Corning Town
Mostly Big Flats; also Horseheads and Elmira Town
Mostly Corning City; part is in Big Flats
Mostly Horseheads; part is in Big Flats
Mostly Southport; part is in Big Flats
Mostly Elmira City; part is in Big Flats
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Big Flats. 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)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY113 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA173 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Big Flats; 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.
Big Flats had 7,791 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 257th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Chemung County grew from 54,063 residents in 1900 to 84,148 in 2020.
Chemung County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 32.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elmira Corning Rgnl Ap, NY weather station (2 miles away).
27,912 jobs at 1,647 businesses in Chemung County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
80 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Big Flats’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 9 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 21 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (15 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Horseheads Central School District, Elmira Heights Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flats SchoolBig Flats | Pre-K–4 | 372 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Cohen Elementary SchoolElmira Heights | Pre-K–5 | 443 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Cohen Middle SchoolElmira Heights | 6–8 | 251 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Thomas A Edison High SchoolElmira Heights | 9–12 | 321 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung Valley Montessori SchoolElmira | Pre-K–6 | 111 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 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 Horseheads, Corning City, Southport, Corning Town, Elmira City, Veteran, Caton, Catlin, Erwin, Elmira Town, Hornby and Lindley.
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.