Grand Island is a town in Erie County, New York, home to about 21,488 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14072.
Homes sold for a median of $211 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grand Island. 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)13 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA287 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grand Island; 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.
Grand Island had 21,389 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 110th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Erie County grew from 433,686 residents in 1900 to 954,236 in 2020.
Erie County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 72 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Niagara Falls, NY weather station (5 miles away).
418,202 jobs at 22,497 businesses in Erie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
101 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grand Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 22 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 49 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (15 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Established in 1852.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Grand Island Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sidway SchoolGrand Island | Pre-K–2 | 454 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Kaegebein SchoolGrand Island | 1–5 | 420 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Huth Road SchoolGrand Island | 2–5 | 473 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Veronica E Connor Middle SchoolGrand Island | 6–8 | 614 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Grand Island Senior High SchoolGrand Island | 9–12 | 868 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen SchoolGrand Island | K–8 | 133 | Roman Catholic | 0.4 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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