Dryden is a town in Tompkins County, New York, home to about 13,604 people across 94 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13053, 13062 and 13068, and parts of 13073 and 14850 are in Dryden too.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY178 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dryden; 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.
Dryden had 13,905 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 163rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Tompkins County grew from 33,830 residents in 1900 to 105,740 in 2020.
Tompkins County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Freeville 1 Ne, NY weather station (4 miles away).
50,869 jobs at 2,230 businesses in Tompkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
71 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dryden’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 41 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| 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.
Parks (30 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (6 nearby)
Libraries (9 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 6.5 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.
Established in 1803.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Dryden Central School District, George Junior Republic Union Free School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden Elementary SchoolDryden | Pre-K–5 | 500 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Freeville Elementary SchoolFreeville | K–3 | 80 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Dryden Middle SchoolDryden | 6–8 | 283 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| George Junior Republic SchoolFreeville | 7–12 | 107 | Special Education | 3.0 mi |
| Dryden High SchoolDryden | 9–12 | 356 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Love Community SchoolFreeville | Pre-K–12 | 65 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ithaca City, Ithaca Town, Groton, Lansing, Enfield, Danby, Ulysses, Virgil and Harford.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.