Scipio is a town in Cayuga County, New York, home to about 1,497 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13147, and parts of 13026, 13118 and 13160 are in Scipio too.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Scipio; also Venice
Mostly Ledyard; part is in Scipio
Mostly Moravia; part is in Scipio
Mostly Springport; part is in Scipio
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Scipio. 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)33 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Buffalo, NY117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY198 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Scipio; 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.
Scipio had 1,531 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 768th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Cayuga County grew from 66,234 residents in 1900 to 76,248 in 2020.
Cayuga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 56 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aurora Rsch Farm, NY weather station (6 miles away).
17,820 jobs at 1,509 businesses in Cayuga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Scipio.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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 Moravia, Ledyard, Springport, Sempronius, Niles, Fleming, Venice and Summerhill.
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.