Town guide

Geneseo, New York

Geneseo is a town in Livingston County, New York, home to about 10,338 people across 44 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14454, and parts of 14510 are in Geneseo too.

Homes sold for a median of $165 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population10,338235 per sq mi
Median home value$242,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$165Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking56%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Geneseo

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Geneseo

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY54 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA236 miles away

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

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

Who represents Geneseo

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

Geneseo had 10,234 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 208th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Livingston County grew from 37,059 residents in 1900 to 61,834 in 2020.

Geneseo population by census2000: 9,654, 2010: 10,483, 2020: 10,2349,654200010,483201010,2342020

Livingston County, 1900–2020

Livingston County population, 1900 to 20201900: 37,059, 1910: 38,037, 1920: 36,830, 1930: 37,560, 1940: 38,510, 1950: 40,257, 1960: 44,053, 1970: 54,041, 1980: 57,006, 1990: 62,372, 2000: 64,328, 2010: 65,393, 2020: 61,83437K’00’1037K’20’3039K’40’5044K’60’7057K’80’9064K’00’1062K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 33.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GeneseoJan: high 31°F, low 15°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 17°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 24°F, 2.1 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 35°F, 2.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 51°F, 3 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 41°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 32°F, 2.3 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 23°F, 2.1 in31°15°Jan1.934°17°Feb1.542°24°Mar2.156°35°Apr2.769°47°May3.177°56°Jun3.881°60°Jul4.179°58°Aug3.473°51°Sep3.060°41°Oct3.148°32°Nov2.337°23°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Morris 2 W, NY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Livingston County

13,693 jobs at 1,202 businesses in Livingston County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Livingston CountyRetail trade: 2,518 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,007 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,966 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,821 jobs; Construction: 1,345 jobs; Other services: 789 jobs; Wholesale trade: 552 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 535 jobsRetail trade 18% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 14% Manufacturing 13% Construction 10% Other services 6% Wholesale trade 4% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

117 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Geneseo.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville15.4 miles
  • Wyoming CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Warsaw16.9 miles
  • United Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Batavia24.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors14
Specialist doctors2
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants37
Mental health providers32
Physical and occupational therapists21
Optometrists3
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies3

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 Geneseo

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Highland Park · 12 acres1.0 mi
  • Long Point Park · 10 acres4.3 mi
  • Village Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Kelsey Field · 3 acres1.4 mi
  • Boyd-Parker State Park · 3 acres2.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Wegmans1.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.7 mi
  • ALDI1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Livonia Pharmacy6.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Wadsworth Library1.0 mi
  • Milne Library1.2 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Livingston County Historical Society Museum1.0 mi
  • Livingston County Historical Society Museum1.0 mi
  • National Warplane Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Wadsworth Auditorium1.2 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1789.

Notable people born here

  • Albert Francis Blakeslee (1874) · American botanist (1874-1954)
  • Albert Francis Blakeslee (1874) · American botanist (1874-1954)
  • Winifred Greenwood (1885) · American actress (1885–1961)
  • Jonathan Homer Lane (1819) · American astronomer (1819-1880)
  • James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1877) · U.S. Republican politician from New York (1877-1952)
  • James S. Wadsworth (1807) · Union Army general (1807–1864)

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

Schools in Geneseo

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Geneseo Elementary SchoolGeneseoK–6406Public2.1 mi
Geneseo Middle School High SchoolGeneseo6–12467Public2.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Genesee Country Christian SchoolGeneseoPre-K–832Christian (no specific denomination)0.6 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 Mount Morris, Groveland and Leicester.

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