West Almond is a town in Allegany County, New York, home to about 361 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 14804 and 14813.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population36110 per sq mi
Median home value$128,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$111Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Almond. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around West Almond
Distances
Nearest major airport
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)57 miles away
Closer regional airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY67 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA211 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of West Almond; 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
West Almond had 274 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 983rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Allegany County grew from 41,501 residents in 1900 to 46,456 in 2020.
Allegany 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 12°F. About 37.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 82 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alfred, NY weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Allegany County
10,181 jobs at 731 businesses in Allegany County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
15 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Almond’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. James HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hornell8.4 miles
Jones Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wellsville13.8 miles
Nicholas H Noyes Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Dansville19.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
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 West Almond
Parks (7 nearby)
Lions Park · 13 acres3.9 mi
Alfred University Quad · 3 acres3.7 mi
Libraries (4 nearby)
Hinkle Library3.4 mi
Scholes Library3.5 mi
Alfred Box of Books Library3.6 mi
Herrick Library3.7 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Terra Cotta3.5 mi
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum3.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Miller Theater3.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Alfred-Almond Central School District, Genesee Valley Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Alfred-Almond Elementary SchoolAlmond
Pre-K–6
250
Public
3.7 mi
Genesee Valley Central SchoolBelmont
Pre-K–12
594
Public
11.6 mi
Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High SchoolAlmond
7–12
239
Public
3.7 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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