Wayne is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 1,033 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14893, and parts of 14815 and 14840 are in Wayne too.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1,03350 per sq mi
Median home value$266,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$204Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking26%Median of 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes in Wayne
3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Wayne, NY14893Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wayne. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wayne
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)53 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA198 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wayne; 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
Wayne had 1,009 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 868th 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 (16 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
Nearest hospitals
Bath Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Bath7.5 miles
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