Elmira Town is a town in Chemung County, New York, home to about 6,662 people across 22 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14861, 14901, 14903 and 14905.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Horseheads; part is in Elmira Town
Mostly Elmira City; part is in Elmira Town
Mostly Big Flats; part is in Elmira Town
Mostly Elmira City; part is in Elmira Town
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elmira Town. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)79 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA169 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmira Town; 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.
Elmira Town had 6,848 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 288th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Chemung County grew from 54,063 residents in 1900 to 84,148 in 2020.
Chemung County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elmira, NY weather station (about a mile away).
27,912 jobs at 1,647 businesses in Chemung County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
757 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elmira Town’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 59 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 148 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 136 |
| Mental health providers | 256 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 114 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 15 |
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.
Parks (28 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Public schools here are run by Elmira Heights Central School District, Elmira City School District, Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohen Elementary SchoolElmira Heights | Pre-K–5 | 443 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Diven SchoolElmira | Pre-K–2 | 325 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Fassett Elementary SchoolElmira | Pre-K–2 | 295 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter SchoolElmira | K–6 | 411 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
| Hendy Avenue SchoolElmira | 3–6 | 391 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Thomas K Beecher SchoolElmira | 3–6 | 338 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Cohen Middle SchoolElmira Heights | 6–8 | 251 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Ernie Davis AcademyElmira | 7–8 | 844 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Elmira Psychiatric CenterElmira | 8–12 | 4 | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Thomas A Edison High SchoolElmira Heights | 9–12 | 321 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemung Valley Montessori SchoolElmira | Pre-K–6 | 111 | Nonsectarian | 6.0 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 Elmira City, Big Flats, Horseheads, Baldwin, Ashland Town (Chemung County), Chemung and Erin.
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.