Town guide

Schuyler, New York

Schuyler is a town in Herkimer County, New York, home to about 3,280 people across 40 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13340, 13416, 13431 and 13502.

Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population3,28082 per sq mi
Median home value$116,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$152Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking36%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Schuyler

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Schuyler. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Schuyler

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)48 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ171 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY178 miles away

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

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

Who represents Schuyler

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

Schuyler had 3,296 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 482nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Herkimer County grew from 51,049 residents in 1900 to 60,139 in 2020.

Schuyler population by census2000: 3,385, 2010: 3,420, 2020: 3,2963,38520003,42020103,2962020

Herkimer County, 1900–2020

Herkimer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 51,049, 1910: 56,356, 1920: 64,962, 1930: 64,006, 1940: 59,527, 1950: 61,407, 1960: 66,370, 1970: 67,633, 1980: 66,714, 1990: 65,797, 2000: 64,427, 2010: 64,519, 2020: 60,13951K’00’1065K’20’3060K’40’5066K’60’7067K’80’9064K’00’1060K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SchuylerJan: high 30°F, low 14°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 15°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; May: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 51°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 41°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 31°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 35°F, low 21°F, 3.6 in30°14°Jan2.732°15°Feb2.341°23°Mar3.055°35°Apr3.968°46°May3.976°55°Jun4.581°60°Jul4.279°58°Aug4.772°51°Sep3.559°41°Oct4.346°31°Nov3.635°21°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Utica Oneida Co Ap, NY weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Herkimer County

11,873 jobs at 1,124 businesses in Herkimer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Herkimer CountyRetail trade: 2,059 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,945 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,735 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,385 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,327 jobs; Other services: 757 jobs; Wholesale trade: 599 jobs; Construction: 590 jobsRetail trade 17% Health care and social assistance 16% Manufacturing 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Transportation and warehousing 11% Other services 6% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5%

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

Health care

736 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Schuyler’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wynn HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Utica6.4 miles
  • Little Falls HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Little Falls15.5 miles
  • Rome Memorial Hospital, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rome17.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors43
Specialist doctors128
Dentists36
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants196
Mental health providers221
Physical and occupational therapists91
Optometrists5
Chiropractors16
Pharmacies15

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 Schuyler

Parks (7 nearby)

  • F T Proctor Park · 60 acres2.4 mi
  • T R Proctor Park · 55 acres2.7 mi
  • Seymour Park · 13 acres3.7 mi
  • North Utica Park · 11 acres2.4 mi
  • Richard P Conner Park · 7 acres4.0 mi
  • Harry V Quinn Playground · 3 acres3.8 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • ALDI3.7 mi
  • Price Rite3.8 mi
  • Hannaford3.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens6.8 mi
  • Rite Aid6.9 mi
  • Kinney Drugs7.5 mi
  • Kinney Drugs7.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • East Utica Branch Utica Public Library3.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Childrens Museum4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Stanley Theater4.5 mi
  • Players of Utica4.7 mi
  • Uptown Theater for Creative Arts5.7 mi
  • The Ilion Little Theatre7.6 mi

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.

Schools in Schuyler

Public schools here are run by Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District, Poland Central School District, West Canada Valley Central School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Frankfort-Schuyler Elementary SchoolFrankfortPre-K–6379Public5.6 mi
Poland Elementary SchoolPolandPre-K–5256Public11.0 mi
West Canada Valley Elementary SchoolNewportPre-K–6365Public9.2 mi
Deerfield Elementary SchoolUticaK–5320Public4.5 mi
General Herkimer Elementary SchoolUticaK–6634Public2.4 mi
Kernan Elementary SchoolUticaK–6585Public5.4 mi
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolUticaK–6390Public4.4 mi
Utica Academy of Science Charter SchoolFrankfortK–12997Charter1.2 mi
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center for Children & YouthUtica5–1223Special Education5.7 mi
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle SchoolFrankfort6–8183Public5.4 mi
Poland Junior-Senior High SchoolPoland6–12251Public11.0 mi
John F Kennedy Middle SchoolUtica7–8687Public3.4 mi
Senator James H Donovan Middle SchoolUtica7–8749Public5.8 mi
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High SchoolNewport7–12311Public9.2 mi
Frankfort-Schuyler Central High SchoolFrankfort9–12288Public5.4 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Christian Heritage SchoolUticaPre-K–1070Pentecostal1.2 mi
Notre Dame Elementary SchoolUticaPre-K–5156Roman Catholic6.1 mi
Notre Dame Jr./Sr. HighUtica6–12249Roman Catholic6.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Utica, Frankfort, Deerfield, Newport, Marcy, Norway, Russia, Fairfield, Litchfield and Herkimer.

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