Wellsville, New York

Wellsville, New York
Landscape in Wellsville
Landscape in Wellsville
Wellsville is located in New York
Wellsville
Wellsville
Location in the state of New York
Wellsville is located in the United States
Wellsville
Wellsville
Wellsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°7′19″N 77°56′53″W / 42.12194°N 77.94806°W / 42.12194; -77.94806
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyAllegany
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorDarwin Fanton (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total
36.68 sq mi (95.01 km2)
 • Land36.65 sq mi (94.91 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
1,505 ft (459 m)
Population
 • Total
7,099 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
7,031
 • Density193.45/sq mi (74.69/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
ZIP Code
14895
FIPS code36-003-79103
Websitetownofwellsvilleny.org

Wellsville is a town and largest community in Allegany County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 7,099.[2]

Wellsville is centrally located in the south half of the county, 8 miles (13 km) north of the Pennsylvania border. Wellsville is also the name of the main village within this town. The village and the town have two separate, paid governments. Alfred State College maintains a branch campus in the town, with the main campus in Alfred 7 miles (11 km) east.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.