Town guide

Clarendon, New York

Clarendon is a town in Orleans County, New York, home to about 3,322 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14422 and 14470.

Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population3,32294 per sq mi
Median home value$179,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$166Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking90%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Clarendon

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clarendon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Clarendon

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA268 miles away

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

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

Who represents Clarendon

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

Clarendon had 3,315 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 475th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Orleans County grew from 30,164 residents in 1900 to 40,343 in 2020.

Clarendon population by census2000: 3,392, 2010: 3,648, 2020: 3,3153,39220003,64820103,3152020

Orleans County, 1900–2020

Orleans County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,164, 1910: 32,000, 1920: 28,619, 1930: 28,795, 1940: 27,760, 1950: 29,832, 1960: 34,159, 1970: 37,305, 1980: 38,496, 1990: 41,846, 2000: 44,171, 2010: 42,883, 2020: 40,34330K’00’1029K’20’3028K’40’5034K’60’7038K’80’9044K’00’1040K’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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 35.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ClarendonJan: high 33°F, low 18°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 17°F, 2 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 26°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3 in; May: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 58°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 61°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 54°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 33°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 2.8 in33°18°Jan2.435°17°Feb2.042°26°Mar2.656°36°Apr3.067°48°May3.175°58°Jun3.380°62°Jul3.579°61°Aug3.473°54°Sep3.160°43°Oct3.448°33°Nov2.838°25°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brockport, NY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Orleans County

7,800 jobs at 662 businesses in Orleans County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Orleans CountyManufacturing: 2,151 jobs; Retail trade: 1,149 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,056 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 730 jobs; Construction: 416 jobs; Wholesale trade: 331 jobs; Other services: 306 jobs; Information: 264 jobsManufacturing 28% Retail trade 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 4% Information 3%

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

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clarendon’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • United Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Batavia15.1 miles
  • Medina Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Medina16.4 miles
  • Unity HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rochester18.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists2
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies2

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 Clarendon

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Canal Park · 21 acres2.9 mi
  • Firemens Park · 8 acres2.9 mi
  • Sans Souci Canal Park · 3 acres3.9 mi
  • Clarendon Town Park1.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Wegmans6.3 mi
  • Aldi6.5 mi
  • Tops7.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter7.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Holley Pharmacy2.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Community Free Library2.7 mi

Museums

  • Morgan-Manning House6.7 mi
  • Emily L. Knapp Museum6.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Tower Fine Arts Center6.3 mi
  • Strand Theatre6.8 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Carl Akeley (1864) · American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Clarendon

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Holley Elementary SchoolHolleyPre-K–6513Public2.7 mi
Holley Junior Senior High SchoolHolley7–12423Public2.8 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 Murray, Byron, Hamlin, Stafford and Barre.

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