West Union is a town in Steuben County, New York, home to about 520 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 14877, and parts of 14897 are in West Union too.
Homes sold for a median of $128 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly West Union; also Greenwood
Mostly Independence; part is in West Union
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Union. 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)72 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY82 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA195 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Union; 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.
West Union had 343 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 970th 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).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 39.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wellsville, NY weather station (14 miles away).
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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Union.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Independence, Greenwood and Willing.
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.