Fayette is a town in Seneca County, New York, home to about 3,607 people across 55 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13065, and parts of 13148, 13165 and 14456 are in Fayette too.
Homes sold for a median of $125 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Fayette
Mostly Seneca Falls; part is in Fayette
Mostly Waterloo; part is in Fayette
Mostly Geneva City; part is in Fayette
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fayette. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)42 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY216 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fayette; 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.
Fayette had 3,657 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 453rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Seneca County grew from 28,114 residents in 1900 to 33,814 in 2020.
Seneca 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 16°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Geneva Rsch Farm, NY weather station (8 miles away).
8,767 jobs at 689 businesses in Seneca County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (7 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Geneva City, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Geneva Town, Seneca, Phelps, Tyre and Junius.
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.