Town guide

Greig, New York

Greig is a town in Lewis County, New York, home to about 1,004 people across 93 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13312 and 13345, and parts of 13343 and 13368 are in Greig too.

Population1,00411 per sq mi
Median home value$172,700Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Greig

4 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Brantingham, NY13312Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Greig

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)56 miles away
Closer regional airportWatertown International Airport (ART)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY187 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY220 miles away

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

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

Who represents Greig

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

Greig had 1,179 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.

It’s the 873rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Lewis County grew from 27,427 residents in 1900 to 26,582 in 2020.

Greig population by census2000: 1,365, 2010: 1,199, 2020: 1,1791,36520001,19920101,1792020

Lewis County, 1900–2020

Lewis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,427, 1910: 24,849, 1920: 23,704, 1930: 23,447, 1940: 22,815, 1950: 22,521, 1960: 23,249, 1970: 23,644, 1980: 25,035, 1990: 26,796, 2000: 26,944, 2010: 27,087, 2020: 26,58227K’00’1024K’20’3023K’40’5023K’60’7025K’80’9027K’00’1027K’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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 127 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GreigJan: high 27°F, low 8°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 9°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 19°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 32°F, 3.1 in; May: high 66°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 53°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 55°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 47°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 38°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 28°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 17°F, 3.8 in27°8°Jan3.529°9°Feb2.638°19°Mar2.752°32°Apr3.166°43°May3.474°53°Jun3.778°57°Jul3.577°55°Aug3.870°47°Sep3.557°38°Oct4.644°28°Nov3.833°17°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowville, NY weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Lewis County

4,984 jobs at 506 businesses in Lewis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lewis CountyManufacturing: 1,226 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 993 jobs; Retail trade: 887 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 563 jobs; Other services: 305 jobs; Construction: 218 jobs; Professional services: 122 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 109 jobsManufacturing 25% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 11% Other services 6% Construction 4% Professional services 2% Transportation and warehousing 2%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville11.8 miles
  • Carthage Area Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carthage24.9 miles
  • Rome Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rome32.5 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Greig

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Moose River Falls Swimming Area · 2 acres5.3 mi
  • Canal Basin Park · 2 acres5.4 mi
  • Singing Waters Park1.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter10.1 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Brantingham-Greig Reading Center2.2 mi
  • Lyons Falls Library5.5 mi

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Watson, Lyonsdale, Turin, Martinsburg and West Turin.

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