Gaines is a town in Orleans County, New York, home to about 3,216 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14411 and 14477.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Albion Town (Orleans County); part is in Gaines
Mostly Carlton; part is in Gaines
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gaines. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)28 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA274 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gaines; 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.
Gaines had 3,226 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 491st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Orleans County grew from 30,164 residents in 1900 to 40,343 in 2020.
Orleans County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albion, NY weather station (about a mile away).
7,800 jobs at 662 businesses in Orleans County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
81 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gaines’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 38 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Albion Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald L Sodoma Elementary SchoolAlbion | Pre-K–5 | 826 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Carl I Bergerson Middle SchoolAlbion | 6–8 | 400 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Charles D'Amico High SchoolAlbion | 9–12 | 499 | Public | 1.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Albion Town (Orleans County), Barre, Carlton, Murray, Kendall and Ridgeway.
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.