Tompkins is a town in Delaware County, New York, home to about 1,187 people across 98 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13847, and parts of 13783, 13839 and 13856 are in Tompkins too.
Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
All in Tompkins
Mostly Hancock; part is in Tompkins
Mostly Sidney; part is in Tompkins
Mostly Walton; part is in Tompkins
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tompkins. 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)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY120 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tompkins; 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.
Tompkins had 1,290 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 837th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Delaware County grew from 46,413 residents in 1900 to 44,308 in 2020.
Delaware County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walton 2, NY weather station (5 miles away).
12,025 jobs at 1,114 businesses in Delaware 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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 6.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Walton, Sidney, Hancock, Deposit, Masonville, Franklin Town (Delaware County) and Hamden.
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.