Richford is a town in Tioga County, New York, home to about 795 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13835, and parts of 13736 are in Richford too.
Homes sold for a median of $160 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Richford; also Lisle and Harford
Mostly Berkshire; part is in Richford
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Richford. 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)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY166 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Richford; 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.
Richford had 1,043 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 918th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Tioga County grew from 27,951 residents in 1900 to 48,455 in 2020.
Tioga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 41.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ithaca 13 E, NY weather station (6 miles away).
10,467 jobs at 743 businesses in Tioga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Richford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Berkshire, Caroline, Lisle, Harford, Newark Valley and Candor.
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.