Nelson is a town in Madison County, New York, home to about 1,765 people across 43 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13061, and parts of 13035, 13122, 13334 and 13408 are in Nelson too.
Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Nelson; also Georgetown
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Mostly Cazenovia; part is in Nelson
Mostly Eaton; part is in Nelson
Mostly Eaton; part is in Nelson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Nelson. 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)24 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY157 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY180 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nelson; 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.
Nelson had 1,890 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 706th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Madison County grew from 40,545 residents in 1900 to 68,016 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morrisville 6 Sw, NY weather station (3 miles away).
17,161 jobs at 1,328 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Nelson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 4 |
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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.
Grocery stores
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Libraries
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Theaters and performance venues
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Cazenovia, Eaton, Fenner, Smithfield, Sullivan, Pompey, Lebanon, DeRuyter, Fabius and Georgetown.
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.