Urbana is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 1,951 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14840, and parts of 14810 and 14879 are in Urbana too.
Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,95148 per sq mi
Median home value$224,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Urbana. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Urbana
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)54 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY89 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA198 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Urbana; 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.
Population over time
Urbana had 2,122 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 656th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Steuben County grew from 82,822 residents in 1900 to 93,584 in 2020.
Steuben 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 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 (19 miles away).
Jobs in Steuben County
26,364 jobs at 1,749 businesses in Steuben County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Urbana.
Nearest hospitals
Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath4.9 miles
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Penn Yan20.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
2
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
2
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 Urbana
Parks (6 nearby)
Mount Washington Multiple Use Area · 435 acres2.3 mi
Champlin Beach · 8 acres0.8 mi
Depot Park · 1 acres0.8 mi
Keuka Watersports Depot Park0.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Hammondsport Grocery0.7 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid6.8 mi
Walgreens6.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library0.7 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum0.3 mi
Finger Lakes Boating Museum1.3 mi
Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum2.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Drive-in Cinema (disused)6.1 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hammondsport Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Glenn H Curtiss Memorial SchoolHammondsport
Pre-K–6
199
Public
0.4 mi
Hammondsport Junior-Senior High SchoolHammondsport
7–12
193
Public
0.4 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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