Cohocton is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 2,375 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14808 and 14826, and parts of 14572 are in Cohocton too.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,37542 per sq mi
Median home value$101,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$136Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cohocton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cohocton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA212 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cohocton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Cohocton
U.S. Representative · New York’s 24th DistrictClaudia Tenney (R)
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
Cohocton had 2,269 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 586th 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dansville Muni Ap, NY weather station (11 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
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cohocton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville11.1 miles
Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath14.8 miles
St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell15.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
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 Cohocton
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Carey's Grocery1.0 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy5.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Cohocton Public Library1.0 mi
E.J. Cottrell Memorial Library3.4 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Bristol Valley Theatre8.9 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wayland-Cohocton Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cohocton Elementary SchoolCohocton
Pre-K
71
Public
0.9 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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