Lawrence is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, home to about 1,623 people across 48 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12965 and 12967, and parts of 12930, 13613 and 13697 are in Lawrence too.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Lawrence; also Hopkinton
Mostly Lawrence; also Brasher
Mostly Dickinson Town (Franklin County); part is in Lawrence
Mostly Brasher; part is in Lawrence
Mostly Stockholm; part is in Lawrence
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lawrence. 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)135 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Massena International Airport Richards Field (MSS)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY245 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY286 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lawrence; 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.
Lawrence had 1,715 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 746th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
St. Lawrence County grew from 89,083 residents in 1900 to 108,505 in 2020.
St. Lawrence 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 8°F. About 39.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawrenceville 3 Sw, NY weather station (2 miles away).
26,395 jobs at 1,826 businesses in St. Lawrence 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 Lawrence’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 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 (1 nearby)
Libraries
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.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Therese's AcademyNicholville | K–8 | 27 | Roman Catholic | 5.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data 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 Stockholm, Brasher, Dickinson Town (Franklin County) and Hopkinton.
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.