Northeast

Corning

Steuben County, NY

Population

10,685

Walk Score

87 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,005

Median home value

$142,500

Founded

1796

Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,551 at the 2020 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community. The city is best known as the headquarters of Fortune 500 company Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic products for industrial, scientific and technical uses. Corning is roughly equidistant from New York City and Toronto, being about 220 miles (350 km) from both.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Market Street Historic District · listed 1974
  • Market Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2000
  • Southside Historic District · listed 1998
  • St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex · listed 2025

Notable landmarks

  • Corning Armory · listed 2003
  • Jenning's Tavern · listed 1973
  • US Post Office-Corning · listed 1988
  • World War Memorial Library · listed 1995

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