Town guide

Harford, New York

Harford is a town in Cortland County, New York, home to about 980 people across 24 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13784, and parts of 13053, 13803 and 13835 are in Harford too.

Population98041 per sq mi
Median home value$109,800Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Harford

4 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Harford

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)46 miles away
Closer regional airportIthaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY140 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY169 miles away

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

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

Who represents Harford

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

Harford had 876 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 881st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Cortland County grew from 27,576 residents in 1900 to 46,809 in 2020.

Harford population by census2000: 920, 2010: 943, 2020: 876920200094320108762020

Cortland County, 1900–2020

Cortland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,576, 1910: 29,249, 1920: 29,625, 1930: 31,709, 1940: 33,668, 1950: 37,158, 1960: 41,113, 1970: 45,894, 1980: 48,820, 1990: 48,963, 2000: 48,599, 2010: 49,336, 2020: 46,80928K’00’1030K’20’3034K’40’5041K’60’7049K’80’9049K’00’1047K’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 13°F. About 41.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HarfordJan: high 30°F, low 13°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 14°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 22°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3.8 in; May: high 67°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 48°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 38°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 29°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 35°F, low 21°F, 3.2 in30°13°Jan2.733°14°Feb2.741°22°Mar3.354°33°Apr3.867°43°May3.675°52°Jun4.279°56°Jul3.777°54°Aug4.070°48°Sep3.558°38°Oct3.646°29°Nov3.335°21°Dec3.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ithaca 13 E, NY weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Cortland County

14,353 jobs at 981 businesses in Cortland County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cortland CountyHotels and restaurants: 3,018 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,776 jobs; Manufacturing: 2,301 jobs; Retail trade: 2,256 jobs; Other services: 684 jobs; Professional services: 620 jobs; Construction: 468 jobs; Finance and insurance: 437 jobsHotels and restaurants 21% Health care and social assistance 19% Manufacturing 16% Retail trade 16% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Construction 3% Finance and insurance 3%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cortland11.3 miles
  • Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Ithaca18.9 miles
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Binghamton27.2 miles

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

Places in and around Harford

Pharmacies

  • Kinney Drugs6.8 mi

Libraries

  • Peck Memorial Library6.9 mi
  • Southworth Library Association7.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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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Towns near Harford

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Shares ZIP codes with Dryden, Marathon, Lapeer, Lisle, Richford, Freetown, Virgil, Cortlandville and Willet.

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