East Otto is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, home to about 996 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14729, and parts of 14171 and 14719 are in East Otto too.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in East Otto
Mostly Ashford; part is in East Otto
Mostly New Albion; part is in East Otto
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Otto. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Otto; 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.
East Otto had 974 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 876th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Cattaraugus County grew from 65,643 residents in 1900 to 77,042 in 2020.
Cattaraugus County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 49.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 133 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Valley, NY weather station (10 miles away).
19,887 jobs at 1,501 businesses in Cattaraugus County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Albion, Ashford, Otto, Leon, Persia, Napoli, Dayton, Ellicottville and Machias.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.