Canandaigua City is a city in Ontario County, New York, home to about 10,514 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14424.
Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Canandaigua Town; part is in Canandaigua City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canandaigua City. 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)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA227 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Canandaigua City; 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.
Canandaigua City had 10,576 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 204th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Ontario County grew from 49,605 residents in 1900 to 112,458 in 2020.
Ontario 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 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canandaigua 3 S, NY weather station (2 miles away).
45,420 jobs at 2,895 businesses in Ontario County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
653 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canandaigua City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 53 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 92 |
| Dentists | 34 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 126 |
| Mental health providers | 198 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 109 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 30 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1788.
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 Canandaigua City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua Primary-Elementary SchoolCanandaigua | Pre-K–5 | 1,433 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Canandaigua Middle SchoolCanandaigua | 6–8 | 687 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Canandaigua AcademyCanandaigua | 9–12 | 998 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua Montessori SchoolCanandaigua | Pre-K–K | 4 | Nonsectarian | 2.9 mi |
| St Mary SchoolCanandaigua | Pre-K–6 | 82 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 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 Canandaigua Town, Hopewell, Bristol, Gorham and South Bristol.
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.