Town guide

Corning Town, New York

Corning Town is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 5,829 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14814 and 14830.

Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population5,829158 per sq mi
Median home value$167,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$115Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Corning Town

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Corning Town

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)75 miles away
Closer regional airportElmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA178 miles away

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

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

Population over time

Corning Town had 5,983 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 320th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Steuben County grew from 82,822 residents in 1900 to 93,584 in 2020.

Corning Town population by census2000: 6,426, 2010: 6,270, 2020: 5,9836,42620006,27020105,9832020

Steuben County, 1900–2020

Steuben County population, 1900 to 20201900: 82,822, 1910: 83,362, 1920: 80,627, 1930: 82,671, 1940: 84,927, 1950: 91,439, 1960: 97,691, 1970: 99,546, 1980: 99,217, 1990: 99,088, 2000: 98,726, 2010: 98,990, 2020: 93,58483K’00’1081K’20’3085K’40’5098K’60’7099K’80’9099K’00’1094K’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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Corning TownJan: high 30°F, low 12°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 13°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 20°F, 3 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.4 in; May: high 68°F, low 42°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 47°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 36°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 27°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 19°F, 2.7 in30°12°Jan2.333°13°Feb1.942°20°Mar3.055°31°Apr3.468°42°May3.175°51°Jun4.279°55°Jul3.777°54°Aug3.970°47°Sep4.258°36°Oct3.645°27°Nov2.934°19°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Corning, NY weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Steuben County

26,364 jobs at 1,749 businesses in Steuben County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Steuben CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,739 jobs; Retail trade: 3,952 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,840 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,340 jobs; Company headquarters: 1,689 jobs; Professional services: 1,660 jobs; Other services: 1,169 jobs; Finance and insurance: 945 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Company headquarters 6% Professional services 6% Other services 4% Finance and insurance 4%

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

Health care

309 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Corning Town’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Corning HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · CorningUnder a mile
  • Arnot Ogden Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Elmira11.5 miles
  • Schuyler HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Montour Falls17.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors44
Specialist doctors70
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants70
Mental health providers60
Physical and occupational therapists34
Optometrists8
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies10

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 Corning Town

Parks (22 nearby)

  • Kinsella Park · 58 acres3.7 mi
  • Denison Park · 48 acres0.5 mi
  • Hodgeman Park · 15 acres3.0 mi
  • Stewart Park · 12 acres1.8 mi
  • Fall Brook Park · 11 acres0.3 mi
  • McKinney Park · 8 acres1.2 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Wegmans1.0 mi
  • Tops1.9 mi
  • Aldi3.2 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.4 mi

Pharmacies (5 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.3 mi
  • Wegmans Pharmacy1.0 mi
  • Gerould's Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Walgreens2.0 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Southeast Steuben County Library0.3 mi
  • Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library1.0 mi
  • Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Library2.1 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

  • The Rockwell Museum0.5 mi
  • Kids Rockewell Art Lab0.5 mi
  • Corning Museum of Glass0.9 mi
  • Benjamin Patterson Inn1.3 mi
  • Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Cedar Arts Center0.4 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

  • Duane Eddy (1938) · American guitarist (1938–2024)

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

Schools in Corning Town

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Big Flats SchoolBig FlatsPre-K–4372Public5.9 mi
William E Severn Elementary SchoolCorningPre-K–5404Public0.4 mi
Winfield Street Elementary SchoolCorningPre-K–5224Public2.0 mi
Frederick Carder Elementary SchoolCorningK–5399Public0.9 mi
Hugh W Gregg Elementary SchoolCorningK–5214Public1.4 mi
Corning Painted Post High School Learning CenterCorning9–1224Alternative Education2.0 mi
Corning-Painted Post High SchoolCorning9–121,524Public0.6 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Corning Christian AcademyCorningPre-K–1275Christian (no specific denomination)0.6 mi
Alternative School for Math & ScienceCorning6–8139Nonsectarian0.2 mi
Alternative School for Math and ScienceCorning6–8139Nonsectarian0.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Corning City, Big Flats, Caton, Erwin, Hornby and Lindley.

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