Russia is a town in Herkimer County, New York, home to about 2,272 people across 57 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13324, and parts of 13304, 13338, 13431 and 13438 are in Russia too.
Homes sold for a median of $159 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Russia; also Salisbury and Norway
Mostly Trenton; part is in Russia
Mostly Forestport; part is in Russia
Mostly Newport; part is in Russia
Mostly Remsen; part is in Russia
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Russia. 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)54 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ184 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY191 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Russia; 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.
Russia had 2,269 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 598th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Herkimer County grew from 51,049 residents in 1900 to 60,139 in 2020.
Herkimer 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 10°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Trenton Falls, NY weather station (4 miles away).
11,873 jobs at 1,124 businesses in Herkimer County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Remsen, Forestport, Trenton, Newport, Deerfield, Ohio, Steuben, Salisbury, Norway and Schuyler.
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.