Oswego City is a city in Oswego County, New York, home to about 17,033 people across 7.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13126.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Oswego City; also Oswego Town and Scriba
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oswego City. 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 |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY231 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oswego City; 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.
Oswego City had 16,921 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 134th 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 43.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 140 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oswego, NY weather station (4 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).
567 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oswego City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 34 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 49 |
| Dentists | 18 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 103 |
| Mental health providers | 159 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 186 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1796.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Oswego City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzhugh Park Elementary SchoolOswego | Pre-K–6 | 319 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Kingsford Park Elementary SchoolOswego | Pre-K–6 | 397 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Leighton Elementary SchoolOswego | Pre-K–6 | 294 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Charles E Riley Elementary SchoolOswego | K–6 | 390 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Oswego Middle SchoolOswego | 7–8 | 572 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Oswego High SchoolOswego | 9–12 | 1,079 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Catholic SchoolOswego | Pre-K–6 | 89 | Roman Catholic | 2.4 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 Oswego Town, Scriba, Minetto, New Haven and Volney.
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.