Town guide

Lee, New York

Lee is a town in Oneida County, New York, home to about 6,074 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13303 and 13363, and parts of 13440 and 13471 are in Lee too.

Homes sold for a median of $300 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population6,074135 per sq mi
Median home value$217,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$300Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lee

4 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lee. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Lee

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY171 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY200 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lee; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lee

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

Lee had 6,171 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 311th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Oneida County grew from 132,800 residents in 1900 to 232,125 in 2020.

Lee population by census2000: 6,875, 2010: 6,486, 2020: 6,1716,87520006,48620106,1712020

Oneida County, 1900–2020

Oneida County population, 1900 to 20201900: 132,800, 1910: 154,157, 1920: 182,833, 1930: 198,763, 1940: 203,636, 1950: 222,855, 1960: 264,401, 1970: 273,037, 1980: 253,466, 1990: 250,836, 2000: 235,469, 2010: 234,878, 2020: 232,125133K’00’10183K’20’30204K’40’50264K’60’70253K’80’90235K’00’10232K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LeeJan: high 30°F, low 13°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 13°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 45°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 41°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 31°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 21°F, 3 in30°13°Jan2.532°13°Feb2.441°23°Mar3.455°34°Apr3.769°45°May4.576°55°Jun4.281°60°Jul4.379°58°Aug3.672°51°Sep4.059°41°Oct4.747°31°Nov3.736°21°Dec3.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rome Griffiss Airfield, NY weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Oneida County

85,570 jobs at 4,713 businesses in Oneida County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Oneida CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,033 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,359 jobs; Retail trade: 11,537 jobs; Manufacturing: 10,206 jobs; Finance and insurance: 5,506 jobs; Other services: 4,936 jobs; Professional services: 4,030 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,600 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Hotels and restaurants 14% Retail trade 14% Manufacturing 12% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 6% Professional services 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lee’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Rome Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rome6.5 miles
  • Oneida Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Oneida17.4 miles
  • Wynn HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Utica18.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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.

Places in and around Lee

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Lee Town Park2.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter4.9 mi
  • Hannaford5.7 mi
  • Price Chopper6.5 mi
  • Aldi7.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy4.9 mi
  • Walgreens6.4 mi
  • Walgreens6.6 mi

Libraries

  • Western Town Library6.5 mi
  • Jervis Library6.8 mi
  • East Rome Branch Jervis Public Library7.7 mi

Museums

  • Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum5.7 mi
  • Engine House Number 27.2 mi
  • Rome Historical Society7.2 mi
  • Willett Center7.3 mi

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.

Schools in Lee

Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
West Branch Parochial SchoolLee Center1–829Amish4.1 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 Rome, Westmoreland, Annsville, Floyd, Verona, Western, Ava and Lewis Town (Lewis County).

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.