Welcome to Canandaigua ...

The city of Canandaigua is located in Ontario County<1> and is the County Seat for Ontario County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canandaigua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1794.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canandaigua has a population of 10,177 people<2> (see below for details).

Canandaigua is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canandaigua lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Canandaigua: 585

The ZIP code for Canandaigua: 14424<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canandaigua had an population of 10,177 people. This is a decrease of 3.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canandaigua had a population of 10,545 people (which is 9.75% of the total population of Ontario County). This makes Canandaigua the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Canandaigua represents 0.05% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 235th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,545 people, the population of Canandaigua decreased 6.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,264 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canandaigua.

Communities Also Named Canandaigua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Canandaigua - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Canandaigua.

Websites for Canandaigua ...

Official Website:   www.canandaigua.govoffice.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.canandaigua.com/

Communities near Canandaigua ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canandaigua.

• Geneva
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Geneva
  • From Canandaigua to Geneva
• Newark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Canandaigua to Newark
• East Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Fairport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairport
  • From Canandaigua to Fairport
• Penn Yan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Penn Yan
  • From Canandaigua to Penn Yan
• Lyons
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyons
  • From Canandaigua to Lyons
• Palmyra
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palmyra
  • From Canandaigua to Palmyra
• Honeoye Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Honeoye Falls
  • From Canandaigua to Honeoye Falls
• Victor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
• Clifton Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canandaigua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canandaigua.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canandaigua. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canandaigua.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canandaigua. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canandaigua.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canandaigua ...

Looking for more information about Canandaigua? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canandaigua, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canandaigua.

Adding Canandaigua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canandaigua in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canandaigua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Canandaigua post office opened in 1794.

We also found Canandaigua in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canandaigua.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Canandaigua: www.canandaigua.govoffice.com/

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/