Theresa is a town in Jefferson County, New York, home to about 2,621 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13691, and parts of 13673 and 13679 are in Theresa too.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2,62140 per sq mi
Median home value$173,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$147Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Theresa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Theresa
Distances
Nearest major airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)79 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown International Airport (ART)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Buffalo, NY179 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY264 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Theresa; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Theresa
U.S. Representative · New York’s 24th DistrictClaudia Tenney (R)
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
Theresa had 2,648 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 553rd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Jefferson County grew from 76,748 residents in 1900 to 116,721 in 2020.
Jefferson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 92 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gouverneur 3 Nw, NY weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Jefferson County
28,622 jobs at 2,348 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Theresa.
Nearest hospitals
River Hospital ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Alexandria Bay9.0 miles
Gouverneur HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gouverneur17.6 miles
Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Watertown19.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
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 Theresa
Parks (2 nearby)
Santway Park · 7 acres1.9 mi
Grocery stores
Big M8.5 mi
Price Chopper9.3 mi
Pharmacies
Kinney Drugs8.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theresa Free Library1.5 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Redwood Historical Society4.2 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Roswell Pettibone Flower (1835) · American politician (1835-1899)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Theresa
Public schools here are run by Indian River Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Theresa Primary SchoolTheresa
Pre-K–3
163
Public
1.4 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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