Town guide

Hamilton, New York

Hamilton is a town in Madison County, New York, home to about 6,350 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13332, 13346 and 13355.

Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population6,350153 per sq mi
Median home value$240,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$134Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hamilton

3 ZIP codes

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

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Around Hamilton

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ158 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY167 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hamilton

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

Hamilton had 6,379 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 299th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Madison County grew from 40,545 residents in 1900 to 68,016 in 2020.

Hamilton population by census2000: 5,733, 2010: 6,690, 2020: 6,3795,73320006,69020106,3792020

Madison County, 1900–2020

Madison County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,545, 1910: 39,289, 1920: 39,535, 1930: 39,790, 1940: 39,598, 1950: 46,214, 1960: 54,635, 1970: 62,864, 1980: 65,150, 1990: 69,120, 2000: 69,441, 2010: 73,442, 2020: 68,01641K’00’1040K’20’3040K’40’5055K’60’7065K’80’9069K’00’1068K’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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 42.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 77 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HamiltonJan: high 31°F, low 13°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 13°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 20°F, 3.1 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.5 in; May: high 68°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 53°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 38°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 20°F, 3 in31°13°Jan2.533°13°Feb2.341°20°Mar3.155°32°Apr3.568°43°May3.676°53°Jun4.880°57°Jul4.479°56°Aug4.172°48°Sep3.759°38°Oct4.147°29°Nov3.136°20°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sherburne, NY weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Madison County

17,161 jobs at 1,328 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Madison CountyManufacturing: 3,295 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,881 jobs; Retail trade: 2,630 jobs; Educational services: 2,500 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,938 jobs; Wholesale trade: 680 jobs; Other services: 586 jobs; Administrative and support: 522 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Educational services 15% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 3% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

87 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hamilton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Community Memorial Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hamilton2.6 miles
  • Chenango Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Norwich16.4 miles
  • Oneida Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Oneida21.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors14
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists11
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies4

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 Hamilton

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Hamilton Village Green · 2 acres3.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Price Chopper4.7 mi
  • Big M6.8 mi
  • Cobblestone Trading Company7.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Kinney Drugs4.0 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Earlville Free Library2.8 mi
  • Case-Geyer Library2.9 mi
  • West Winfield Library3.4 mi
  • Hamilton Public Library3.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Dana Arts Center2.8 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

Established in 1795.

Colleges and universities

  • Colgate University

Notable people born here

  • John Vincent Atanasoff (1903) · American computer pioneer (1903-1995)
  • Henry B. Payne (1810) · American politician (1810-1896)

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

Schools in Hamilton

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hamilton Elementary SchoolHamiltonPre-K–5256Public3.2 mi
Hamilton Junior-Senior High SchoolHamilton6–12286Public3.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
New Life Christian SchoolHamiltonPre-K–1249Christian (no specific denomination)2.8 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 Lebanon, Madison, Brookfield, Sherburne, Eaton and Smyrna.

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