Collins is a town in Erie County, New York, home to about 4,643 people across 48 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14034 and 14035, and parts of 14070, 14091 and 14141 are in Collins too.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population4,64397 per sq mi
Median home value$153,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Collins. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Collins
Distances
Nearest major airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY27 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA260 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Collins; 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
Collins had 5,894 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 384th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Erie County grew from 433,686 residents in 1900 to 954,236 in 2020.
Erie 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 53.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 208 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Perrysburg, NY weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Erie County
418,202 jobs at 22,497 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:
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 Collins’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Bertrand Chaffee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Springville11.9 miles
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Dunkirk22.6 miles
Mercy Hospital of BuffaloGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Buffalo24.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Physical and occupational therapists
4
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 Collins
Parks (4 nearby)
Gateway Park · 27 acres3.2 mi
Creekside Park · 4 acres3.1 mi
Saint John Park · 2 acres3.3 mi
Chang Hu Park · 1 acres3.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
SHOP 'n SAVE3.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Town of Collins Public Library1.4 mi
Gowanda Free Library3.3 mi
Museums
Schoolhouse #8 History Center & Museum7.4 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Hollywood Theater3.3 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
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