Carlton is a town in Orleans County, New York, home to about 2,808 people across 44 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14477 and 14571, and parts of 14098 and 14411 are in Carlton too.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Carlton; also Kendall and Gaines
All in Carlton
Mostly Yates; part is in Carlton
Mostly Albion Town (Orleans County); part is in Carlton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Carlton. 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)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA278 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Carlton; 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.
Carlton had 2,835 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 526th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Orleans County grew from 30,164 residents in 1900 to 40,343 in 2020.
Orleans County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albion, NY weather station (4 miles away).
7,800 jobs at 662 businesses in Orleans County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Albion Town (Orleans County), Gaines, Yates, Barre, Murray, Ridgeway and Kendall.
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.