Otsego is a town in Otsego County, New York, home to about 3,627 people across 54 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13337 and 13348, and parts of 13326 and 13439 are in Otsego too.
Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population3,62767 per sq mi
Median home value$352,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$200Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otsego. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Otsego
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)60 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ144 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY152 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Otsego; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Otsego
U.S. Representative · New York’s 19th DistrictJosh Riley (D)
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
Otsego had 3,641 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 451st largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Otsego County grew from 48,939 residents in 1900 to 58,524 in 2020.
Otsego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 86 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooperstown, NY weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Otsego County
18,030 jobs at 1,295 businesses in Otsego County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Otsego’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Bassett HealthcareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cooperstown3.1 miles
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oneonta18.7 miles
Little Falls HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Little Falls23.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
2
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 Otsego
Parks (5 nearby)
Lake Front Park · 3 acres3.0 mi
Cooper Park · 3 acres3.1 mi
Badger Park · 1 acres2.9 mi
Cooper Grounds Park3.1 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Price Chopper2.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Village Library of Cooperstown3.1 mi
Museums (5 nearby)
Farmers' Museum2.4 mi
Fenimore Art Museum2.5 mi
Fenimore Art Museum2.5 mi
Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum2.9 mi
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum3.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
The Glimmerglass Festival7.2 mi
Alice Busch Opera Theater7.2 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
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