Hector is a town in Schuyler County, New York, home to about 4,850 people across 102 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14818 and 14841, and parts of 14805, 14865, 14869 and 14886 are in Hector too.
Homes sold for a median of $310 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Hector
Mostly Hector; also Lodi
Mostly Catharine; part is in Hector
Mostly Montour; part is in Hector
Mostly Catharine; part is in Hector
Mostly Ulysses; part is in Hector
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hector. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA189 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hector; 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.
Hector had 4,895 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 372nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schuyler County grew from 15,811 residents in 1900 to 17,898 in 2020.
Schuyler County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mecklenburg 4sw, NY weather station (about a mile away).
3,787 jobs at 385 businesses in Schuyler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hector’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 6.5 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.
Established in 1802.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ulysses, Montour, Catharine, Enfield, Covert, Dix, Lodi and Veteran.
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.