Harrisburg is a town in Lewis County, New York, home to about 478 people across 40 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13367 and 13626.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population47812 per sq mi
Median home value$168,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$138Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Harrisburg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Harrisburg
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)57 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown International Airport (ART)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY178 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY235 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Harrisburg; 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.
Population over time
Harrisburg had 480 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 975th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Lewis County grew from 27,427 residents in 1900 to 26,582 in 2020.
Lewis County, 1900–2020
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lowville, NY weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Lewis County
4,984 jobs at 506 businesses in Lewis County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
126 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harrisburg’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville4.7 miles
Carthage Area Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carthage10.1 miles
Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watertown19.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
16
Specialist doctors
24
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
36
Mental health providers
25
Physical and occupational therapists
19
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
3
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 Harrisburg
Grocery stores
Tops5.9 mi
Walmart Supercenter6.5 mi
Pharmacies
Kinney Drugs6.0 mi
Libraries
Lowville Free Library5.3 mi
Beaver Falls Library7.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Copenhagen Central School District, Lowville Academy & Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Copenhagen Central SchoolCopenhagen
Pre-K–12
473
Public
6.5 mi
Lowville Elementary SchoolLowville
Pre-K–5
628
Public
5.2 mi
Lowville Middle SchoolLowville
6–8
263
Public
5.2 mi
Lowville High SchoolLowville
9–12
385
Public
5.2 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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