Orwell is a town in Oswego County, New York, home to about 914 people across 40 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13144, and parts of 13302 are in Orwell too.
Homes sold for a median of $165 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Orwell; also Richland and Albion Town (Oswego County)
Mostly Albion Town (Oswego County); part is in Orwell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Orwell. 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)32 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY226 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Orwell; 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.
Orwell had 1,077 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 893rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Oswego County grew from 70,881 residents in 1900 to 117,525 in 2020.
Oswego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 47.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pulaski, NY weather station (6 miles away).
22,804 jobs at 2,093 businesses in Oswego 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 Orwell.
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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 Albion Town (Oswego County), Williamstown, Richland and Redfield.
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.