Town guide

Ellisburg, New York

Ellisburg is a town in Jefferson County, New York, home to about 3,339 people across 85 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13611, 13636, 13661 and 13674, and parts of 13605 and 13650 are in Ellisburg too.

Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population3,33939 per sq mi
Median home value$169,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$126Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Ellisburg

6 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ellisburg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Ellisburg

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)46 miles away
Closer regional airportWatertown International Airport (ART)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY151 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY242 miles away

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

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

Who represents Ellisburg

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

Ellisburg had 3,352 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 473rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Jefferson County grew from 76,748 residents in 1900 to 116,721 in 2020.

Ellisburg population by census2000: 3,541, 2010: 3,474, 2020: 3,3523,54120003,47420103,3522020

Jefferson County, 1900–2020

Jefferson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 76,748, 1910: 80,382, 1920: 82,250, 1930: 83,574, 1940: 84,003, 1950: 85,521, 1960: 87,835, 1970: 88,508, 1980: 88,151, 1990: 110,943, 2000: 111,738, 2010: 116,229, 2020: 116,72177K’00’1082K’20’3084K’40’5088K’60’7088K’80’90112K’00’10117K’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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EllisburgJan: high 29°F, low 11°F, 4.2 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 13°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 20°F, 3 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; May: high 65°F, low 42°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 57°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 40°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 30°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 19°F, 4.4 in29°11°Jan4.231°13°Feb3.339°20°Mar3.051°32°Apr3.965°42°May3.973°52°Jun3.879°57°Jul3.777°56°Aug4.571°48°Sep4.058°40°Oct5.146°30°Nov4.134°19°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pulaski, NY weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Jefferson County

28,622 jobs at 2,348 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Jefferson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,322 jobs; Retail trade: 6,096 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,974 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,226 jobs; Construction: 1,635 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,152 jobs; Other services: 1,137 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,067 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 14% Manufacturing 8% Construction 6% Administrative and support 4% Other services 4% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ellisburg’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watertown16.8 miles
  • Oswego HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oswego29.6 miles
  • Carthage Area Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carthage29.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Ellisburg

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Southwick Beach State Park · 478 acres4.5 mi
  • Frederick Williams Memorial Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Firemen's Park · 2 acres5.4 mi
  • Belleville Fire Department Fireman's Park · 2 acres0.6 mi
  • Southwick Beach State Park4.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Tops6.2 mi
  • Tops8.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs6.2 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Belleville Philomathean Free Library0.9 mi
  • Ellisburg Free Library2.6 mi
  • Mannsville Free Library4.9 mi
  • Adams Free Library5.3 mi

Counts are within about 6 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.

Schools in Ellisburg

Public schools here are run by Belleville-Henderson Central School District, South Jefferson Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Belleville Henderson Central SchoolBellevillePre-K–12491Public1.2 mi
Mannsville Manor Elementary SchoolMannsvillePre-K–5338Public4.6 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 Adams, Henderson, Lorraine and Rodman.

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.