Town guide

Harrisburg, New York

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
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Harrisburg

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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 airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)57 miles away
Closer regional airportWatertown 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.

Who represents Harrisburg

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.

Harrisburg population by census2000: 423, 2010: 437, 2020: 480423200043720104802020

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 HarrisburgJan: 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 (5 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

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 doctors16
Specialist doctors24
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants36
Mental health providers25
Physical and occupational therapists19
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies3

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Harrisburg

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Copenhagen Central SchoolCopenhagenPre-K–12473Public6.5 mi
Lowville Elementary SchoolLowvillePre-K–5628Public5.2 mi
Lowville Middle SchoolLowville6–8263Public5.2 mi
Lowville High SchoolLowville9–12385Public5.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Lowville, New Bremen, Watson, Martinsburg, Denmark, Webb, Champion, Rutland, Pinckney and Montague.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.