Henderson is a town in Jefferson County, New York, home to about 1,698 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13650 and 13651, and parts of 13605 are in Henderson too.
Homes sold for a median of $308 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Henderson; also Ellisburg
All in Henderson
Mostly Adams; part is in Henderson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Henderson. 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)50 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Watertown International Airport (ART)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY246 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Henderson; 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.
Henderson had 1,438 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 724th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Jefferson County grew from 76,748 residents in 1900 to 116,721 in 2020.
Jefferson 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 10°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Watertown Intl Ap, NY weather station (13 miles away).
28,622 jobs at 2,348 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Henderson’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Adams, Ellisburg, Lorraine and Rodman.
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.