Rathbone is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 1,151 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14801 and 14820.
Homes sold for a median of $81 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,15132 per sq mi
Median home value$121,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$81Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rathbone. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Rathbone
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)72 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY96 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA184 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Rathbone; 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.
Population over time
Rathbone had 1,093 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 844th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Steuben County grew from 82,822 residents in 1900 to 93,584 in 2020.
Steuben 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 36.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Addison, NY weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Steuben County
26,364 jobs at 1,749 businesses in Steuben County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rathbone’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Corning HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Corning12.5 miles
Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath16.3 miles
St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell23.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
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.
Places in and around Rathbone
Parks (2 nearby)
Wombaugh Square · 1 acres3.1 mi
Curtis Square3.4 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Addison Pharmacy3.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Addison Public Library3.2 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Addison Historical Society of Steuben County3.1 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Addison Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Valley Early Childhood SchoolCameron Mills
Pre-K
94
Public
6.0 mi
Tuscarora Elementary SchoolAddison
K–5
429
Public
3.4 mi
Addison Middle/High SchoolAddison
6–12
491
Public
3.2 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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