Montezuma is a town in Cayuga County, New York, home to about 1,271 people across 18 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13117, and parts of 13034 and 13140 are in Montezuma too.
Homes sold for a median of $242 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Montezuma
Mostly Springport; part is in Montezuma
Mostly Mentz; part is in Montezuma
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montezuma. 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)29 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY214 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Montezuma; 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.
Montezuma had 1,177 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 818th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Cayuga County grew from 66,234 residents in 1900 to 76,248 in 2020.
Cayuga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 109 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Auburn, NY weather station (8 miles away).
17,820 jobs at 1,509 businesses in Cayuga 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 Montezuma.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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 (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mentz, Conquest, Springport, Aurelius and Throop.
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.