Town guide

Hannibal, New York

Hannibal is a town in Oswego County, New York, home to about 4,493 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13074, and parts of 13111 are in Hannibal too.

Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population4,493101 per sq mi
Median home value$137,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$192Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Hannibal

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hannibal

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY120 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY227 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hannibal

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

Hannibal had 4,525 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.

It’s the 392nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Oswego County grew from 70,881 residents in 1900 to 117,525 in 2020.

Hannibal population by census2000: 4,957, 2010: 4,854, 2020: 4,5254,95720004,85420104,5252020

Oswego County, 1900–2020

Oswego County population, 1900 to 20201900: 70,881, 1910: 71,664, 1920: 71,045, 1930: 69,645, 1940: 71,275, 1950: 77,181, 1960: 86,118, 1970: 100,897, 1980: 113,901, 1990: 121,771, 2000: 122,377, 2010: 122,109, 2020: 117,52571K’00’1071K’20’3071K’40’5086K’60’70114K’80’90122K’00’10118K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 46.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 159 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HannibalJan: high 31°F, low 14°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 16°F, 3.7 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 24°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 55°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 51°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 41°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 32°F, 4 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 4.4 in31°14°Jan3.833°16°Feb3.741°24°Mar3.555°35°Apr3.969°46°May3.877°55°Jun3.681°60°Jul3.980°60°Aug4.072°51°Sep3.559°41°Oct4.748°32°Nov4.037°24°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fulton, NY weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Oswego County

22,804 jobs at 2,093 businesses in Oswego County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Oswego CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,322 jobs; Retail trade: 4,138 jobs; Manufacturing: 3,284 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,245 jobs; Utilities: 1,919 jobs; Construction: 1,128 jobs; Other services: 953 jobs; Wholesale trade: 707 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 18% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 14% Utilities 8% Construction 5% Other services 4% Wholesale trade 3%

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

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hannibal.

Nearest hospitals

  • Oswego HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oswego10.5 miles
  • Auburn Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Auburn25.2 miles
  • St. Joseph's Hospital Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse26.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

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 Hannibal

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Tops1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs7.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Hannibal Free Library1.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Kallet-State Theatre7.1 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

Notable people born here

  • Warner Miller (1838) · Union Army officer (1838–1918)

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

Schools in Hannibal

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fairley SchoolHannibalPre-K–4495Public1.0 mi
Kenney Middle SchoolHannibal5–8379Public1.2 mi
Hannibal High SchoolHannibal9–12334Public1.4 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 Oswego Town, Sterling, Victory, Granby and Ira.

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