Horicon is a town in Warren County, New York, home to about 1,700 people across 66 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12808 and 12815, and parts of 12860 are in Horicon too.
Homes sold for a median of $315 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,70026 per sq mi
Median home value$295,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$315Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Chester Town (Warren County); part is in Horicon
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Horicon. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Horicon
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)66 miles away
Closer regional airport
Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA167 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY210 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Horicon; 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
Horicon had 1,471 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 722nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Warren County grew from 29,943 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.
Warren 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 42.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whitehall, NY weather station (20 miles away).
Jobs in Warren County
30,380 jobs at 2,164 businesses in Warren County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Glens Falls HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Glens Falls27.9 miles
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Middlebury35.0 miles
Elizabethtown Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elizabethtown36.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Horicon
Parks (1 nearby)
Town of Horicon · 35 acres2.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Tops4.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Horicon Free Public Library2.1 mi
Town of Chester Public Library4.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Town of Horicon Museum1.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Boathouse Theater9.0 mi
Seagle Festival9.2 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
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