Phelps is a town in Ontario County, New York, home to about 6,624 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14532, and parts of 14432, 14456 and 14489 are in Phelps too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Phelps; also Junius
Mostly Manchester; part is in Phelps
Mostly Geneva City; part is in Phelps
Mostly Lyons; part is in Phelps
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Phelps. 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)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY91 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY225 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Phelps; 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.
Phelps had 6,637 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 290th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Ontario County grew from 49,605 residents in 1900 to 112,458 in 2020.
Ontario County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Geneva Rsch Farm, NY weather station (5 miles away).
45,420 jobs at 2,895 businesses in Ontario County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Phelps.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Geneva City, Lyons, Manchester, Geneva Town, Arcadia, Seneca, Hopewell, Waterloo, Galen, Fayette, Sodus, Rose and Junius.
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.