Jerusalem is a town in Yates County, New York, home to about 4,278 people across 59 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14418 and 14478, and parts of 14527 are in Jerusalem too.
Homes sold for a median of $481 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population4,27873 per sq mi
Median home value$320,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$481Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Jerusalem. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Jerusalem
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)44 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA208 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Jerusalem; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Jerusalem
U.S. Representative · New York’s 24th DistrictClaudia Tenney (R)
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
Jerusalem had 4,405 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 403rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Yates County grew from 20,318 residents in 1900 to 24,774 in 2020.
Yates County, 1900–2020
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 18°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Penn Yan Ap, NY weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Yates County
5,133 jobs at 542 businesses in Yates County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jerusalem’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Penn Yan5.1 miles
Geneva General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Geneva19.2 miles
F F Thompson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Canandaigua19.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Jerusalem
Parks (2 nearby)
Keuka Lake State Park · 622 acres2.5 mi
Red Jacket Park · 2 acres4.1 mi
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Crooked Lake Mercentaile1.8 mi
Keuka Corner1.8 mi
Aldi4.7 mi
Tops4.9 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens4.8 mi
Rite Aid4.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Modeste Bedient Memorial Library1.7 mi
Penn Yan Public Library5.0 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Yates County History Center4.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Arts & Crafts3.3 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
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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.