Summit is a town in Schoharie County, New York, home to about 976 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12036 and 12175, and parts of 12064, 12093 and 12149 are in Summit too.
Homes sold for a median of $162 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Summit; also Worcester
Mostly Summit; also Fulton Town and Blenheim
Mostly Worcester; part is in Summit
Mostly Jefferson; part is in Summit
Mostly Richmondville; part is in Summit
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Summit. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)42 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY136 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Summit; 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.
Summit had 1,072 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 884th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schoharie County grew from 26,854 residents in 1900 to 29,714 in 2020.
Schoharie 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 12°F. About 41 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cobleskill 2 Ese, NY weather station (10 miles away).
4,843 jobs at 576 businesses in Schoharie 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.
Museums
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 Richmondville, Jefferson, Harpersfield, Worcester, Seward, Fulton Town and Blenheim.
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.