Town guide

Springwater, New York

Springwater is a town in Livingston County, New York, home to about 2,503 people across 53 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14560 and 14572.

Homes sold for a median of $104 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,50347 per sq mi
Median home value$147,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$104Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Springwater

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Springwater

Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY68 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA219 miles away

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

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

Who represents Springwater

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

Springwater had 2,286 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 575th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Livingston County grew from 37,059 residents in 1900 to 61,834 in 2020.

Springwater population by census2000: 2,322, 2010: 2,439, 2020: 2,2862,32220002,43920102,2862020

Livingston County, 1900–2020

Livingston County population, 1900 to 20201900: 37,059, 1910: 38,037, 1920: 36,830, 1930: 37,560, 1940: 38,510, 1950: 40,257, 1960: 44,053, 1970: 54,041, 1980: 57,006, 1990: 62,372, 2000: 64,328, 2010: 65,393, 2020: 61,83437K’00’1037K’20’3039K’40’5044K’60’7057K’80’9064K’00’1062K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SpringwaterJan: high 35°F, low 18°F, 1.3 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 19°F, 1.1 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 35°F, 2.5 in; May: high 71°F, low 47°F, 2.8 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 52°F, 2.7 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 42°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 25°F, 1.9 in35°18°Jan1.337°19°Feb1.145°26°Mar1.959°35°Apr2.571°47°May2.879°56°Jun3.183°60°Jul3.581°59°Aug3.475°52°Sep2.762°42°Oct2.850°33°Nov2.239°25°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dansville Muni Ap, NY weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Livingston County

13,693 jobs at 1,202 businesses in Livingston County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Livingston CountyRetail trade: 2,518 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,007 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,966 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,821 jobs; Construction: 1,345 jobs; Other services: 789 jobs; Wholesale trade: 552 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 535 jobsRetail trade 18% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 14% Manufacturing 13% Construction 10% Other services 6% Wholesale trade 4% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

25 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Springwater’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville6.6 miles
  • St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell19.9 miles
  • Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath22.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers8
Physical and occupational therapists6
Pharmacies3

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 Springwater

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Victory Park · 21 acres1.7 mi
  • Victory Park1.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Tops6.8 mi
  • Save-A-Lot7.0 mi
  • Carey's Grocery8.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy2.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Wayland Free Library2.1 mi

Counts are within about 5 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 Springwater

Public schools here are run by Wayland-Cohocton Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Wayland Elementary SchoolWaylandK–4451Public2.5 mi
Wayland-Cohocton Middle SchoolWayland5–8390Public2.5 mi
Wayland-Cohocton High SchoolWayland9–12382Public2.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Wayland, Canadice, Cohocton and Dansville.

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.