Sodus is a town in Wayne County, New York, home to about 8,080 people across 67 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14413, 14551 and 14555, and parts of 14489, 14505, 14516 and 14589 are in Sodus too.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population8,080120 per sq mi
Median home value$152,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking71%Median of 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes in Sodus
7 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns
Alton, NY14413Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sodus. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sodus
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY93 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY238 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sodus; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sodus
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
Sodus had 8,028 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 248th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Wayne County grew from 48,660 residents in 1900 to 91,283 in 2020.
Wayne 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 40 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sodus 1w, NY weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Wayne County
19,614 jobs at 1,673 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
36 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sodus’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Newark-Wayne Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Newark10.8 miles
Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clifton Springs17.9 miles
Geneva General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Geneva23.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
5
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
7
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
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 Sodus
Parks (2 nearby)
Beechwood State Park · 281 acres4.0 mi
Fireman's Field1.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Paton's Market Place1.5 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens6.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sodus Free Library1.6 mi
Museums
Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum5.8 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Sodus Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sodus Elementary SchoolSodus
Pre-K–4
345
Public
0.9 mi
Sodus Intermediate SchoolSodus
2–7
214
Public
1.1 mi
Sodus Jr./Sr. High SchoolSodus
7–12
472
Public
1.1 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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