Pittsford, a suburb of Rochester, is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 29,405 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Pittsford was settled in 1789 and incorporated in 1796. The Village of Pittsford was incorporated in 1827. It was named by Colonel Caleb Hopkins, War of 1812 hero and subsequently Pittsford Town Supervisor, for the town of his birth, Pittsford, Vermont.
The Erie Canal passes through the town.