Town guide

Cicero, New York

Cicero is a town in Onondaga County, New York, home to about 31,133 people across 48 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13030 and 13039, and parts of 13029, 13057, 13082 and 13212 are in Cicero too.

Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population31,133643 per sq mi
Median home value$221,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$229Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking74%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Cicero

6 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cicero

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY141 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY205 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cicero; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cicero

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

Cicero had 31,435 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 72nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Onondaga County grew from 168,735 residents in 1900 to 476,516 in 2020.

Cicero population by census2000: 27,982, 2010: 31,632, 2020: 31,43527,982200031,632201031,4352020

Onondaga County, 1900–2020

Onondaga County population, 1900 to 20201900: 168,735, 1910: 200,298, 1920: 241,465, 1930: 291,606, 1940: 295,108, 1950: 341,719, 1960: 423,028, 1970: 472,746, 1980: 463,920, 1990: 468,973, 2000: 458,336, 2010: 467,026, 2020: 476,516169K’00’10241K’20’30295K’40’50423K’60’70464K’80’90458K’00’10477K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 128 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CiceroJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 18°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 25°F, 3 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.5 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 42°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 3.3 in32°17°Jan2.634°18°Feb2.542°25°Mar3.056°36°Apr3.569°47°May3.477°57°Jun3.682°62°Jul3.980°60°Aug3.773°53°Sep3.460°42°Oct3.948°33°Nov3.237°24°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Onondaga County

223,537 jobs at 11,166 businesses in Onondaga County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Onondaga CountyHealth care and social assistance: 43,927 jobs; Retail trade: 26,928 jobs; Manufacturing: 19,332 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 18,961 jobs; Professional services: 15,129 jobs; Educational services: 14,695 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,366 jobs; Wholesale trade: 12,906 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 12% Manufacturing 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6% Wholesale trade 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

138 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cicero’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Joseph's Hospital Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse7.9 miles
  • University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Syracuse8.6 miles
  • Crouse HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse8.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors1
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants37
Mental health providers19
Physical and occupational therapists34
Optometrists3
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies12

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 Cicero

Parks (17 nearby)

  • Oneida Shores Park · 142 acres4.2 mi
  • Meltzer Park · 34 acres3.2 mi
  • Burnham Park · 31 acres4.5 mi
  • Clay South Park · 20 acres4.4 mi
  • Central Park · 19 acres1.4 mi
  • Heritage Park · 16 acres3.2 mi

Grocery stores (9 nearby)

  • ALDI1.3 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.5 mi
  • Wegmans1.6 mi
  • Price Chopper1.7 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Kinney Drugs0.4 mi
  • Rite Aid1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • NOPL at North Syracuse2.5 mi
  • NOPL at Cicero2.8 mi

Museums

  • Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum6.2 mi
  • Sainte Marie Mission Site Museum7.2 mi
  • Skä•noñh Center7.2 mi
  • Liverpool Village Museum7.2 mi
  • Salt Museum7.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Roxie Theatre6.8 mi
  • Open Hand Theater7.7 mi
  • W Carroll Coyne Center For The Performing Arts7.8 mi
  • Jazz Central8.2 mi
  • Community Folk Art Center8.3 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826) · American writer, Native American civil rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker
  • Joel Farabee (2000) · American ice hockey player

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Cicero

Public schools here are run by Chittenango Central School District, North Syracuse Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bridgeport Elementary SchoolBridgeportPre-K–4270Public6.0 mi
Cicero Elementary SchoolCiceroK–4596Public1.4 mi
Gillette Road Middle SchoolCicero4–71,101Public0.4 mi
Cicero-North Syracuse High SchoolCicero10–121,748Public1.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Clay, De Witt, Manlius, Salina and Sullivan.

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