Sparta is a town in Livingston County, New York, home to about 1,479 people across 28 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14545, and parts of 14435 and 14437 are in Sparta too.
Population1,47953 per sq mi
Median home value$168,800Census, as estimated by owners
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Around Sparta
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA222 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sparta; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sparta
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
Sparta had 1,583 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 774th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Livingston County grew from 37,059 residents in 1900 to 61,834 in 2020.
Livingston 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dansville Muni Ap, NY weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Livingston County
13,693 jobs at 1,202 businesses in Livingston County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · DansvilleUnder a mile
St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell18.6 miles
Wyoming CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Warsaw23.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Sparta
Parks (12 nearby)
Babcock Park · 43 acres1.0 mi
Williams Memorial Park · 26 acres1.9 mi
North Dansville Recreational Park · 22 acres1.8 mi
Church Square Park · 3 acres1.8 mi
Grace Baptist Church Recreation Area · 3 acres0.5 mi
Washington Park · 2 acres1.3 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Save-A-Lot1.0 mi
Tops1.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
Tops1.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Dansville Public Library1.5 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
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