Town guide

Ossining, New York

Ossining is a town in Westchester County, New York, home to about 39,276 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10510, 10545 and 10562.

Homes sold for a median of $421 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population39,2763,392 per sq mi
Median home value$552,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$421Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking69%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Ossining

3 ZIP codes

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Around Ossining

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)26 miles away
Closer regional airportWestchester County Airport (HPN)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ33 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY34 miles away

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

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

Who represents Ossining

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

Ossining had 40,061 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 50th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Westchester County grew from 184,257 residents in 1900 to 1,004,457 in 2020.

Ossining population by census2000: 36,534, 2010: 37,674, 2020: 40,06136,534200037,674201040,0612020

Westchester County, 1900–2020

Westchester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 184,257, 1910: 283,055, 1920: 344,436, 1930: 520,947, 1940: 573,558, 1950: 625,816, 1960: 808,891, 1970: 894,104, 1980: 866,599, 1990: 874,866, 2000: 923,459, 2010: 949,113, 2020: 1,004,457184K’00’10344K’20’30574K’40’50809K’60’70867K’80’90923K’00’101.0M’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OssiningJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 25°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; May: high 70°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 55°F, 5 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.4 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.147°25°Mar4.160°36°Apr3.970°46°May3.978°55°Jun5.083°61°Jul4.381°59°Aug4.374°52°Sep4.863°41°Oct4.651°32°Nov4.241°23°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yorktown Hts 1w, NY weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Westchester County

389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Westchester CountyHealth care and social assistance: 94,726 jobs; Retail trade: 45,354 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 32,287 jobs; Construction: 29,058 jobs; Professional services: 24,933 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,650 jobs; Other services: 20,074 jobs; Finance and insurance: 19,171 jobsHealth care and social assistance 24% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 8% Professional services 6% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 5%

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

Health care

380 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ossining’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Phelps HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sleepy Hollow3.7 miles
  • Westchester Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Valhalla5.2 miles
  • Nyack HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Nyack5.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors37
Specialist doctors25
Dentists50
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants42
Mental health providers140
Physical and occupational therapists73
Optometrists7
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies15

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 Ossining

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Echo Lake State Park · 38 acres2.4 mi
  • Ryder Park · 20 acres1.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park · 17 acres1.6 mi
  • Walter W. Law Memorial Park · 11 acres1.1 mi
  • Nelson Park · 10 acres1.0 mi
  • Louis Engel Waterfront Park · 6 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Acme0.6 mi
  • C-Town1.0 mi
  • Las Americas1.0 mi
  • Village Market Place1.1 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Walgreens1.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Ossining Public Library1.1 mi
  • Briarcliff Manor Public Library1.1 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Sing Sing Prison Museum1.2 mi
  • Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Cedar Lane Art Center2.6 mi
  • Chappaqua Performing Arts Center5.0 mi
  • Rockland Theatre5.9 mi
  • Elmwood Community Playhouse5.9 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Kara DioGuardi (1970) · American music producer, composer and pop singer
  • Jesse Lee Soffer (1984) · American actor
  • Ingersoll Lockwood (1841) · US lawyer and writer (1841-1918)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Ossining

Public schools here are run by Ossining Union Free School District, Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Park SchoolOssiningPre-K–K572Public1.0 mi
Todd Elementary SchoolBriarcliff ManorK–5574Public1.4 mi
Brookside SchoolOssining1–2672Public1.4 mi
Claremont SchoolOssining2–4732Public1.5 mi
Roosevelt SchoolOssining5374Public0.8 mi
Anne M Dorner Middle SchoolOssining6–81,032Public1.6 mi
Briarcliff Middle SchoolBriarcliff Manor6–8298Public2.1 mi
Briarcliff High SchoolBriarcliff Manor9–12463Public2.2 mi
Ossining High SchoolOssining9–121,577Public0.9 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Clear View School Day TreatmentBriarcliff ManorPre-K114Nonsectarian1.9 mi
St Augustine SchoolOssiningPre-K–8338Roman Catholic2.5 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 Mount Pleasant, Yorktown and New Castle.

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