Canisteo is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 3,243 people across 54 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14823, and parts of 14819 are in Canisteo too.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population3,24360 per sq mi
Median home value$116,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$91Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Canisteo. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Canisteo
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)60 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY79 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA200 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Canisteo; 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.
Population over time
Canisteo had 3,295 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 489th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Steuben County grew from 82,822 residents in 1900 to 93,584 in 2020.
Steuben County, 1900–2020
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hornell Almond Dam, NY weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Steuben County
26,364 jobs at 1,749 businesses in Steuben County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Canisteo.
Nearest hospitals
St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell6.4 miles
Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath15.1 miles
Jones Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wellsville21.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Canisteo
Parks (1 nearby)
Rotary Park · 5 acres3.0 mi
Grocery stores
Save-A-Lot6.7 mi
Wegmans8.5 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens6.8 mi
Walmart Pharmacy8.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Wimodaughsian Free Library2.5 mi
Museums
Hornell Erie Depot Museum6.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Hornell Community Art Center7.0 mi
Union Square Gazebo7.2 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Canisteo-Greenwood CSD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Canisteo-Greenwood Elementary SchoolCanisteo
Pre-K–6
507
Public
2.6 mi
Canisteo-Greenwood High SchoolCanisteo
7–12
450
Public
2.5 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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