Cuba is a town in Allegany County, New York, home to about 3,105 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14727, and parts of 14714 and 14739 are in Cuba too.
Homes sold for a median of $107 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population3,10588 per sq mi
Median home value$113,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$107Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cuba. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cuba
Distances
Nearest major airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)58 miles away
Closer regional airport
Bradford Regional Airport (BFD)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA221 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cuba; 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
Cuba had 3,126 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 506th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Allegany County grew from 41,501 residents in 1900 to 46,456 in 2020.
Allegany 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 65 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olean, NY weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Allegany County
10,181 jobs at 731 businesses in Allegany County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
39 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cuba.
Nearest hospitals
Cuba Memorial Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Cuba2.9 miles
Olean General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Olean11.8 miles
Jones Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wellsville15.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
15
Physical and occupational therapists
4
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
2
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 Cuba
Parks (3 nearby)
Willow Bank Park · 5 acres2.6 mi
Chamberlain Park · 4 acres2.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Giant Food Mart2.9 mi
Pharmacies
Friendship Pharmacy5.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Cuba Circulating Library2.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Charles Ingalls (1836) · father of author Laura Ingalls Wilder (1836–1902)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Cuba
Public schools here are run by Cuba-Rushford Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cuba-Rushford Elementary SchoolCuba
Pre-K–5
363
Public
2.8 mi
Cuba-Rushford Middle SchoolCuba
6–8
154
Public
3.6 mi
Cuba-Rushford High SchoolCuba
9–12
202
Public
3.6 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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