Town guide

South Bristol, New York

South Bristol is a town in Ontario County, New York, home to about 1,624 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14424, 14471 and 14512.

Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,62442 per sq mi
Median home value$309,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$233Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking58%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in South Bristol

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside South Bristol. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around South Bristol

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY76 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA219 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of South Bristol; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents South Bristol

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

South Bristol had 1,641 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 745th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Ontario County grew from 49,605 residents in 1900 to 112,458 in 2020.

South Bristol population by census2000: 1,645, 2010: 1,590, 2020: 1,6411,64520001,59020101,6412020

Ontario County, 1900–2020

Ontario County population, 1900 to 20201900: 49,605, 1910: 52,286, 1920: 52,652, 1930: 54,276, 1940: 55,307, 1950: 60,172, 1960: 68,070, 1970: 78,849, 1980: 88,909, 1990: 95,101, 2000: 100,224, 2010: 107,931, 2020: 112,45850K’00’1053K’20’3055K’40’5068K’60’7089K’80’90100K’00’10112K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 37.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 55 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near South BristolJan: high 33°F, low 16°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 16°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 23°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 34°F, 3.1 in; May: high 69°F, low 45°F, 3.2 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 50°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 40°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in33°16°Jan2.235°16°Feb1.943°23°Mar2.757°34°Apr3.169°45°May3.277°54°Jun4.181°58°Jul4.380°57°Aug3.773°50°Sep3.361°40°Oct3.649°31°Nov2.738°23°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Honeoye, NY weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Ontario County

45,420 jobs at 2,895 businesses in Ontario County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Ontario CountyRetail trade: 8,286 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 8,044 jobs; Manufacturing: 6,365 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,875 jobs; Construction: 3,565 jobs; Professional services: 2,203 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,724 jobs; Other services: 1,485 jobsRetail trade 18% Health care and social assistance 18% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 8% Professional services 5% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

677 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Bristol’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • F F Thompson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Canandaigua13.1 miles
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Penn Yan16.2 miles
  • Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville19.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors56
Specialist doctors92
Dentists38
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants129
Mental health providers203
Physical and occupational therapists114
Optometrists12
Chiropractors33
Pharmacies13

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 South Bristol

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Ontario County Park · 399 acres1.8 mi
  • Stid Hill South Entrance2.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Rennoldson's Market5.8 mi

Libraries

  • Middlesex Reading Center5.4 mi
  • Naples Library5.8 mi
  • Bristol Library7.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bristol Valley Theatre5.9 mi

Counts are within about 4 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.

Schools in South Bristol

Public schools here are run by Canandaigua City School District, Honeoye Central School District, Naples Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary SchoolCanandaiguaPre-K–51,433Public14.1 mi
Honeoye Elementary SchoolHoneoyePre-K–5254Public9.1 mi
Naples Elementary SchoolNaplesPre-K–6288Public5.4 mi
Canandaigua Middle SchoolCanandaigua6–8687Public14.9 mi
Honeoye Middle/High SchoolHoneoye6–12292Public9.1 mi
Naples High SchoolNaples7–12286Public5.5 mi
Canandaigua AcademyCanandaigua9–12998Public15.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Canandaigua Montessori SchoolCanandaiguaPre-K–K4Nonsectarian15.3 mi
St Mary SchoolCanandaiguaPre-K–682Roman Catholic14.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Canandaigua Town, Canandaigua City, Naples, Hopewell, Richmond, Bristol, Gorham, Italy, Canadice and Prattsburgh.

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