Town guide

Pompey, New York

Pompey is a town in Onondaga County, New York, home to about 7,047 people across 66 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 13051, 13063 and 13138, and parts of 13035, 13078, 13084, 13104 and 13122 are in Pompey too.

Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population7,047106 per sq mi
Median home value$275,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$161Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking100%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Pompey

8 ZIP codes, 5 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pompey

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY145 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY190 miles away

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

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

Who represents Pompey

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

Pompey had 7,080 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.

It’s the 274th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Onondaga County grew from 168,735 residents in 1900 to 476,516 in 2020.

Pompey population by census2000: 6,159, 2010: 7,080, 2020: 7,0806,15920007,08020107,0802020

Onondaga County, 1900–2020

Onondaga County population, 1900 to 20201900: 168,735, 1910: 200,298, 1920: 241,465, 1930: 291,606, 1940: 295,108, 1950: 341,719, 1960: 423,028, 1970: 472,746, 1980: 463,920, 1990: 468,973, 2000: 458,336, 2010: 467,026, 2020: 476,516169K’00’10241K’20’30295K’40’50423K’60’70464K’80’90458K’00’10477K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 128 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PompeyJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 18°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 25°F, 3 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.5 in; May: high 69°F, low 47°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 42°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 3.3 in32°17°Jan2.634°18°Feb2.542°25°Mar3.056°36°Apr3.569°47°May3.477°57°Jun3.682°62°Jul3.980°60°Aug3.773°53°Sep3.460°42°Oct3.948°33°Nov3.237°24°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Onondaga County

223,537 jobs at 11,166 businesses in Onondaga County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Onondaga CountyHealth care and social assistance: 43,927 jobs; Retail trade: 26,928 jobs; Manufacturing: 19,332 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 18,961 jobs; Professional services: 15,129 jobs; Educational services: 14,695 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,366 jobs; Wholesale trade: 12,906 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 12% Manufacturing 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6% Wholesale trade 6%

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

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pompey’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Syracuse Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Syracuse9.3 miles
  • Crouse HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse9.4 miles
  • University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Syracuse9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Pompey

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Pratt's Falls Park · 327 acres1.2 mi
  • Jamesville Beach County Park · 143 acres3.5 mi
  • Mill Run Park · 46 acres3.5 mi
  • Fiddlers Green Park · 15 acres4.8 mi
  • Perry Springs Park · 14 acres4.0 mi
  • Village Centre · 13 acres3.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Tops3.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy5.6 mi
  • Wegmans Pharmacy6.3 mi
  • Kinney Drugs7.4 mi
  • Kinney Drugs7.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Manlius Library3.7 mi
  • Fayetteville Free Library5.1 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Jamesville Community Museum4.6 mi
  • The Stickley Museum5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Coville Theatre6.4 mi
  • Catherine Cummings Theatre7.6 mi
  • W Carroll Coyne Center For The Performing Arts8.1 mi
  • Roxie Theatre8.5 mi
  • Amphitheater8.9 mi

Counts are within about 5.5 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

  • Horatio Seymour (1810) · American politician (1810–1886)
  • Henry Warner Slocum Sr. (1827) · United States general, politician (1827–1894)
  • William Fargo (1818) · American businessman and former mayor (1818–1881)
  • Leonard Jerome (1817) · American financier and maternal grandfather of Winston Churchill (1817-1891)
  • Frank Hiscock (1834) · American politician (1834-1914)
  • Sara Jane Lippincott (1823) · American writer (1823–1904)

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

Schools in Pompey

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fabius-Pompey Elementary SchoolFabiusPre-K–5326Public8.1 mi
Fabius-Pompey Middle School High SchoolFabius6–12315Public8.5 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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Towns near Pompey

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Shares ZIP codes with Manlius, De Witt, Cazenovia, LaFayette, Onondaga, Fenner, Fabius, Otisco, Nelson, Sullivan and DeRuyter.

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.