Pitcairn is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, home to about 833 people across 59 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13648 and 13670.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population83314 per sq mi
Median home value$111,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$126Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pitcairn. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Pitcairn
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)83 miles away
Closer regional airport
Ogdensburg International Airport (OGS)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY198 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY252 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pitcairn; 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.
Population over time
Pitcairn had 790 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 912th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
St. Lawrence County grew from 89,083 residents in 1900 to 108,505 in 2020.
St. Lawrence 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 92 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gouverneur 3 Nw, NY weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in St. Lawrence County
26,395 jobs at 1,826 businesses in St. Lawrence County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pitcairn’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Gouverneur HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gouverneur14.4 miles
Carthage Area Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Carthage18.3 miles
Lewis County General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lowville26.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Pharmacies
1
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 Pitcairn
Libraries (1 nearby)
Harrisville Free Library0.9 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Town of Diana Historical Soc0.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Harrisville Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Harrisville Elementary SchoolHarrisville
Pre-K–6
148
Public
0.2 mi
Harrisville Junior-Senior High SchoolHarrisville
7–12
164
Public
0.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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