Starkey is a town in Yates County, New York, home to about 3,381 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14837, and parts of 14842 and 14878 are in Starkey too.
Homes sold for a median of $587 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Starkey; also Barrington and Tyrone
Mostly Milo; part is in Starkey
Mostly Reading; part is in Starkey
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Starkey. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA197 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Starkey; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Starkey had 3,407 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 469th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Yates County grew from 20,318 residents in 1900 to 24,774 in 2020.
Yates County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Penn Yan Ap, NY weather station (10 miles away).
5,133 jobs at 542 businesses in Yates County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Starkey.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Dundee Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Elementary SchoolDundee | Pre-K–6 | 314 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Dundee Junior-Senior High SchoolDundee | 7–12 | 281 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Run Mennonite SchoolDundee | 1–7 | 20 | Mennonite | 1.0 mi |
| Pine Glen Mennonite SchoolDundee | 1–8 | 19 | Mennonite | 2.5 mi |
| Scenic Valley Mennonite SchoolDundee | 1–8 | 18 | Mennonite | 2.0 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 Milo, Barrington, Tyrone, Reading and Torrey.
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