Sheldon is a town in Wyoming County, New York, home to about 2,216 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14145 and 14167, and parts of 14113 are in Sheldon too.
Homes sold for a median of $197 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,21647 per sq mi
Median home value$175,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$197Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sheldon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sheldon
Distances
Nearest major airport
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY27 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA252 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sheldon; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sheldon
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
Sheldon had 2,367 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 608th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Wyoming County grew from 30,413 residents in 1900 to 40,531 in 2020.
Wyoming 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 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 45.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Warsaw 6 Sw, NY weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Wyoming County
8,051 jobs at 754 businesses in Wyoming 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 Sheldon’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Wyoming CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Warsaw12.1 miles
Bertrand Chaffee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Springville21.2 miles
United Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Batavia21.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Chiropractors
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 Sheldon
Parks (1 nearby)
Arboretum · 1 acres3.8 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 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.