Ava is a town in Oneida County, New York, home to about 633 people across 38 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13303 and 13309.
Homes sold for a median of $255 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population63317 per sq mi
Median home value$125,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$255Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ava. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Ava
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY179 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY205 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ava; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Ava had 680 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 953rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Oneida County grew from 132,800 residents in 1900 to 232,125 in 2020.
Oneida County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 58.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 164 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boonville 4 Ssw, NY weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Oneida County
85,570 jobs at 4,713 businesses in Oneida County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ava’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Rome Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rome14.0 miles
Wynn HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Utica23.4 miles
Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville26.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Ava
Parks (1 nearby)
Pixley Falls State Park · 359 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores
Tops4.7 mi
Pharmacies
Kinney Drugs4.7 mi
Rite Aid4.7 mi
Libraries
Town of Lewis Library4.5 mi
Erwin Library & Institute4.6 mi
Museums
Oneida County Fair Museum4.4 mi
Fynmore Studios4.6 mi
Black River Canal Museum4.7 mi
Warehouse4.7 mi
Replica of Full Size Canal Boat4.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Oneida County Amphitheater4.3 mi
Boonville Park House4.6 mi
Dodge-Pratt-Northam4.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Adirondack Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Boonville Elementary SchoolBoonville
Pre-K–5
420
Public
4.5 mi
Adirondack Middle SchoolBoonville
6–8
243
Public
4.0 mi
Adirondack High SchoolBoonville
9–12
383
Public
4.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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