Town guide

Osceola, New York

Osceola is a town in Lewis County, New York, home to about 134 people across 87 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13316, 13325 and 13437.

Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population1342 per sq mi
Median home value$140,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$199Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Osceola

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Osceola

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY161 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY212 miles away

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

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

Who represents Osceola

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

Osceola had 243 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 1003rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Lewis County grew from 27,427 residents in 1900 to 26,582 in 2020.

Osceola population by census2000: 265, 2010: 229, 2020: 243265200022920102432020

Lewis County, 1900–2020

Lewis County population, 1900 to 20201900: 27,427, 1910: 24,849, 1920: 23,704, 1930: 23,447, 1940: 22,815, 1950: 22,521, 1960: 23,249, 1970: 23,644, 1980: 25,035, 1990: 26,796, 2000: 26,944, 2010: 27,087, 2020: 26,58227K’00’1024K’20’3023K’40’5023K’60’7025K’80’9027K’00’1027K’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 11°F. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 151 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OsceolaJan: high 29°F, low 11°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 31°F, low 11°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 32°F, 4.1 in; May: high 67°F, low 43°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 52°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 56°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 55°F, 4 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 38°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in; Dec: high 35°F, low 19°F, 4.3 in29°11°Jan3.931°11°Feb3.439°20°Mar3.354°32°Apr4.167°43°May4.376°52°Jun4.481°56°Jul4.579°55°Aug4.073°48°Sep4.359°38°Oct5.146°29°Nov4.435°19°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Camden, NY weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Lewis County

4,984 jobs at 506 businesses in Lewis County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lewis CountyManufacturing: 1,226 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 993 jobs; Retail trade: 887 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 563 jobs; Other services: 305 jobs; Construction: 218 jobs; Professional services: 122 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 109 jobsManufacturing 25% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 11% Other services 6% Construction 4% Professional services 2% Transportation and warehousing 2%

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

Health care

41 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Osceola’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Rome Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rome20.5 miles
  • Oneida Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Oneida24.6 miles
  • Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville28.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers11
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies2

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 Osceola

Grocery stores

  • Tops7.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Osceola Public Library5.1 mi

Counts are within about 6 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 Osceola

Public schools here are run by Camden Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Camden Elementary SchoolCamdenK–4493Public6.1 mi
Camden Middle SchoolCamden5–8558Public6.3 mi
Camden Senior High SchoolCamden9–12630Public5.8 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Wildwood Montessori SchoolCamdenPre-K–28Nonsectarian6.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Camden, Vienna, West Turin, Florence, Redfield, Lewis Town (Lewis County) and Leyden.

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