Seneca is a town in Ontario County, New York, home to about 2,622 people across 50 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14463, and parts of 14456 and 14561 are in Seneca too.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,62252 per sq mi
Median home value$192,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$145Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Median of 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes in Seneca
3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Hall, NY14463Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Seneca. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Seneca
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA220 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Seneca; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Seneca
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
Seneca had 2,644 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 552nd 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).
Weather by month
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 (2 miles away).
Jobs in Ontario County
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).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Seneca.
Nearest hospitals
Geneva General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Geneva3.9 miles
Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clifton Springs9.0 miles
F F Thompson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Canandaigua12.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
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 Seneca
Parks (12 nearby)
Lakefront Park · 59 acres4.6 mi
Ridgewood Park · 12 acres2.9 mi
McDonough Park · 8 acres3.0 mi
Jefferson Park and Playground · 4 acres3.3 mi
Neider Park · 4 acres4.2 mi
Gulvin Park · 4 acres4.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Rite Aid2.7 mi
Walgreens2.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Warren Hunting Smith Library3.5 mi
Geneva Public Library3.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Gearan Center for the Performing Arts3.6 mi
Smith Opera House3.8 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
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