Ithaca City is a city in Tompkins County, New York, home to about 32,814 people across 5.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 14850 and 14853.
Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Ithaca City; also Ithaca Town and Dryden
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)50 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY124 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY180 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ithaca City; 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.
Ithaca City had 32,108 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 66th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Tompkins County grew from 33,830 residents in 1900 to 105,740 in 2020.
Tompkins County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 38.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 63 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ithaca Cornell Univ, NY weather station (2 miles away).
50,869 jobs at 2,230 businesses in Tompkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,293 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ithaca City’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 132 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 174 |
| Dentists | 56 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 261 |
| Mental health providers | 432 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 180 |
| Optometrists | 19 |
| Chiropractors | 39 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
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 (35 nearby)
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (9 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (6 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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 1888.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Ithaca City School District, Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Boces, New Roots Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Sherman SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 347 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Beverly J Martin Elementary SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 258 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Cayuga Heights Elementary SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 270 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Enfield SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 165 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| Fall Creek Elementary SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 217 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| South Hill SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 363 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Northeast SchoolIthaca | K–5 | 347 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BocesIthaca | K–12 | 309 | Special Education | 2.8 mi |
| Boynton Middle SchoolIthaca | 6–8 | 513 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Dewitt Middle SchoolIthaca | 6–8 | 559 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Lehman Alternative Community SchoolIthaca | 6–12 | 265 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Ithaca Senior High SchoolIthaca | 9–12 | 1,411 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| New Roots Charter SchoolIthaca | 9–12 | 98 | Charter | 0.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eac Montessori SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–8 | 191 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Ithaca Montessori SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–K | 4 | Nonsectarian | 3.4 mi |
| Ithaca Waldorf SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–8 | 51 | Nonsectarian | 3.4 mi |
| Namaste Montessori SchoolIthaca | Pre-K–5 | 32 | Nonsectarian | 7.8 mi |
| Cascadilla SchoolIthaca | 12 | 3 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ithaca Town, Dryden, Lansing, Enfield, Danby and Ulysses.
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