Town guide

Sullivan, New York

Sullivan is a town in Madison County, New York, home to about 14,690 people across 73 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13037, and parts of 13030, 13032, 13035 and 13082 are in Sullivan too.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population14,690201 per sq mi
Median home value$194,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking65%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sullivan

5 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Sullivan

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY151 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY194 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sullivan

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

Sullivan had 14,794 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 154th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Madison County grew from 40,545 residents in 1900 to 68,016 in 2020.

Sullivan population by census2000: 14,991, 2010: 15,339, 2020: 14,79414,991200015,339201014,7942020

Madison County, 1900–2020

Madison County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,545, 1910: 39,289, 1920: 39,535, 1930: 39,790, 1940: 39,598, 1950: 46,214, 1960: 54,635, 1970: 62,864, 1980: 65,150, 1990: 69,120, 2000: 69,441, 2010: 73,442, 2020: 68,01641K’00’1040K’20’3040K’40’5055K’60’7065K’80’9069K’00’1068K’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 SullivanJan: 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 Madison County

17,161 jobs at 1,328 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Madison CountyManufacturing: 3,295 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,881 jobs; Retail trade: 2,630 jobs; Educational services: 2,500 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,938 jobs; Wholesale trade: 680 jobs; Other services: 586 jobs; Administrative and support: 522 jobsManufacturing 19% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Educational services 15% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 4% Other services 3% Administrative and support 3%

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

Health care

44 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sullivan.

Nearest hospitals

  • Oneida Health HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Oneida11.1 miles
  • Crouse HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Syracuse13.5 miles
  • Syracuse Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Syracuse13.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers6
Physical and occupational therapists16
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies4

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 Sullivan

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Green Lakes State Park · 1,956 acres5.5 mi
  • Old Erie Canal State Historic Park · 870 acres5.2 mi
  • Sullvan Town Park · 59 acres1.9 mi
  • Chapman Park · 31 acres5.3 mi
  • Lions Botanical Park · 7 acres2.6 mi
  • Community Recognition Park · 5 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Tops Friendly Markets2.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Kinney Drugs1.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Sullivan Free Library2.3 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum1.2 mi
  • All Things Oz Museum2.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Avon Theatre6.2 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

Established in 1803.

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

Schools in Sullivan

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bolivar Road Elementary SchoolChittenangoPre-K–4473Public1.1 mi
Chittenango Middle SchoolChittenango5–8558Public0.6 mi
Chittenango High SchoolChittenango9–12592Public2.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Lenox, Manlius, Cazenovia, Cicero, Lincoln, Fenner, Oneida, Nelson, Pompey and Smithfield.

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