Lysander is a town in Onondaga County, New York, home to about 23,086 people across 62 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13027 and 13112, and parts of 13135 are in Lysander too.
Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population23,086374 per sq mi
Median home value$288,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lysander. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lysander
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY129 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY212 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lysander; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lysander
U.S. Representative · New York’s 22nd DistrictJohn W. Mannion (D)
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
Lysander had 23,074 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 105th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Onondaga County grew from 168,735 residents in 1900 to 476,516 in 2020.
Onondaga 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 47.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brewerton Lock 23, NY weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Onondaga County
223,537 jobs at 11,166 businesses in Onondaga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
156 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lysander’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Joseph's Hospital Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse11.9 miles
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Syracuse12.8 miles
Crouse HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse12.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
21
Mental health providers
53
Physical and occupational therapists
45
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
8
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 Lysander
Parks (12 nearby)
Beaver Lake Nature Center · 557 acres4.1 mi
Van Buren Central Park · 108 acres2.8 mi
Lysander Town Park · 45 acres1.1 mi
Baldwinsville Community Park · 41 acres1.4 mi
Lock Island Park · 8 acres4.6 mi
3 Rivers Park · 4 acres3.5 mi
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Tops1.3 mi
Aldi1.4 mi
Tops3.7 mi
Big M Seneca Knolls Market3.7 mi
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Kinney Drugs0.5 mi
Rite Aid1.2 mi
Walgreens1.5 mi
Walgreens3.6 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Baldwinsville Public Library0.5 mi
Phoenix Public Library5.0 mi
Museums (4 nearby)
Shacksboro Museum1.0 mi
Beaver Lake Visitor Center3.8 mi
Bridge House Museum4.6 mi
Lost World Museum4.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Bud Light Amphitheater at Paper Mill Island0.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Baldwinsville Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(8)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Catherine M Mcnamara Elementary SchoolBaldwinsville
Pre-K–5
494
Public
3.2 mi
Harry E Elden Elementary SchoolBaldwinsville
Pre-K–5
504
Public
0.3 mi
L Pearl Palmer Elementary SchoolBaldwinsville
Pre-K–5
467
Public
2.9 mi
Mae E Reynolds SchoolBaldwinsville
Pre-K–5
513
Public
2.4 mi
Van Buren Elementary SchoolBaldwinsville
Pre-K–5
488
Public
1.0 mi
Donald S Ray SchoolBaldwinsville
6–7
846
Public
1.8 mi
Theodore R Durgee Junior High SchoolBaldwinsville
8–9
848
Public
0.2 mi
Charles W Baker High SchoolBaldwinsville
10–12
1,240
Public
0.2 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Word of Life Christian AcademyBaldwinsville
Pre-K–6
97
Christian (no specific denomination)
0.3 mi
St Mary's AcademyBaldwinsville
K–6
76
Roman Catholic
0.9 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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