Pultneyville NY Crescent Beach 1967, 1967
Pultneyville’s story
220 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1967 and 4 maps from 1902 on.
- 1806Pultneyville is laid out
PultneyvilleNY
Home to 730 people, the town was laid out in 1806.
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Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
730
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$234K
Census ACS
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
63.1
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Laid out
1806
220 years ago
Is Pultneyville a good place to live?
Pultneyville’s age of the median resident is 63.1 years, above both the New York town median (43 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pultneyville. The biggest park or preserve is B. Forman's Park, at 22 acres. Pultneyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pultneyville stand out
Where Pultneyville beats most towns.
Small town
730 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
WilliamsonPultneyville
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pultneyville.
Work & commute
Pultneyville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0%work in town
Pultneyville: a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Rochester (18%), Williamson (14%) and Ontario (6%). Its mean commuting time is 31 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 22 miles.
| Pultneyville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Pultneyville0%
Rochester18%
Williamson14%
Ontario6%
Webster5%
22 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Pultneyville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Low risk in Pultneyville, with inland flooding at the top
25risk score of 100
Compared with three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Pultneyville is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 80% come from inland flooding and 5% from hail.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pultneyville
105″snow a winter
Pultneyville’s midsummer high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–34°
Spring37–53°
Summer61–77°
Fall44–59°
Oct 10
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Pultneyville is
The share of adults in Pultneyville who get no exercise outside work: 21%. Of 32 CDC measures, Pultneyville beats the New York average on 11 and trails it on 2. In Pultneyville, 83% of adults had a checkup this year, and 29% feel lonely.
| Pultneyville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
32 measures vs. New York
11 better19 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Pultneyville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 7.7% |
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
15.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: 5% of Pultneyville
5%conserved
Trails total 0.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. In Pultneyville, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Pultneyville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
5%
conserved · 74 of 1,491 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. B. Forman's Park | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
More of Pultneyville’s households own their home than in the typical New York or U.S. town
$297Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pultneyville
17pages on Pultneyville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Getting set up
Moving to Pultneyville: who provides what
Pultneyville is unincorporated, so Wayne County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerRochester Gas & Electric22.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWilliamson Town WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWayne CountyWayne County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWayne County Board of ElectionsWayne County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1458914589 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Pultneyville for work
Where Pultneyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
21jobs based in Pultneyville
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pultneyville; the nearest are
St. John Fisher UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rochester20.3 mi$41,190 tuitionMonroe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rochester25.1 mi$6,006 in-state tuitionState University of New York at OswegoUniversity or college · Public · Oswego34.1 mi$8,825 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Pultneyville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Pultneyville
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Pultneyville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Williamson, Wayne County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pultneyville had a population of 817. Pultneyville frames the mouth of Salmon Creek on the northern border of the town, and is situated on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The hamlet was originally laid out in 1806, and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Once a significant Great Lakes trading port and the site of a War of 1812 skirmish, it now is a quiet, Western New York bedroom community. Nestled between fruit orchards and a Great Lake on the Seaway Trail, many of Pultneyville's activities focus on summer sa…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 272 ft
- ZIP code
- 14538
Questions about Pultneyville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pultneyville, NY a good place to live?
Pultneyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Pultneyville, NY known for?
Pultneyville was laid out in 1806. 2 notable people were born here, including Martin Maginnis and Leland T. Powers.
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