Reading is a town in Schuyler County, New York, home to about 1,637 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14878, and parts of 14891 are in Reading too.
Homes sold for a median of $353 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Reading; also Starkey and Tyrone
Mostly Dix; part is in Reading
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Reading. 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)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY104 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA190 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Reading; 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.
Reading had 1,719 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 740th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schuyler County grew from 15,811 residents in 1900 to 17,898 in 2020.
Schuyler 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 14°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mecklenburg 4sw, NY weather station (8 miles away).
3,787 jobs at 385 businesses in Schuyler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dix, Tyrone, Starkey and Orange.
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.