Town guide

Birdsall, New York

Birdsall is a town in Allegany County, New York, home to about 149 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14709, 14807 and 14822.

Homes sold for a median of $82 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population1494 per sq mi
Median home value$76,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$82Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Birdsall

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Birdsall

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA218 miles away

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

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

Population over time

Birdsall had 190 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.

It’s the 1001st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Allegany County grew from 41,501 residents in 1900 to 46,456 in 2020.

Birdsall population by census2000: 268, 2010: 221, 2020: 190268200022120101902020

Allegany County, 1900–2020

Allegany County population, 1900 to 20201900: 41,501, 1910: 41,412, 1920: 36,842, 1930: 38,025, 1940: 39,681, 1950: 43,784, 1960: 43,978, 1970: 46,458, 1980: 51,742, 1990: 50,470, 2000: 49,927, 2010: 48,946, 2020: 46,45642K’00’1037K’20’3040K’40’5044K’60’7052K’80’9050K’00’1046K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 62 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BirdsallJan: high 30°F, low 12°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 13°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 20°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 30°F, 3.3 in; May: high 68°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 50°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 54°F, 4 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 37°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 35°F, low 20°F, 2.7 in30°12°Jan2.433°13°Feb1.941°20°Mar2.655°30°Apr3.368°41°May3.476°50°Jun4.181°54°Jul4.079°54°Aug3.971°47°Sep3.958°37°Oct3.646°28°Nov2.735°20°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hornell Almond Dam, NY weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Allegany County

10,181 jobs at 731 businesses in Allegany County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Allegany CountyEducational services: 1,932 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,797 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,486 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,331 jobs; Retail trade: 1,137 jobs; Construction: 769 jobs; Other services: 475 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 224 jobsEducational services 19% Health care and social assistance 18% Manufacturing 15% Hotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 11% Construction 8% Other services 5% Arts, entertainment and recreation 2%

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

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Birdsall’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell11.6 miles
  • Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville13.1 miles
  • Jones Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wellsville20.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Birdsall

Grocery stores

  • Shur Fine Arkport Food Mart7.9 mi

Libraries

  • Essential Club Free Library5.1 mi
  • Arkport Public Library7.8 mi

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.

Schools in Birdsall

Public schools here are run by Arkport Central School District, Canaseraga Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Arkport Central SchoolArkportPre-K–12435Public8.1 mi
Canaseraga SchoolCanaseragaPre-K–12203Public5.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Dansville, Angelica, Almond, Burns, Hornellsville, Fremont Town (Steuben County), Allen, Ossian and Grove.

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.