Town guide

Tyre, New York

Tyre is a town in Seneca County, New York, home to about 1,054 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 13146, 13148 and 13165.

Homes sold for a median of $124 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,05435 per sq mi
Median home value$161,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$124Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Tyre

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Tyre

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Buffalo, NY104 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY215 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tyre

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

Tyre had 1,013 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 865th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Seneca County grew from 28,114 residents in 1900 to 33,814 in 2020.

Tyre population by census2000: 899, 2010: 981, 2020: 1,013899200098120101,0132020

Seneca County, 1900–2020

Seneca County population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,114, 1910: 26,972, 1920: 24,735, 1930: 24,983, 1940: 25,732, 1950: 29,253, 1960: 31,984, 1970: 35,083, 1980: 33,733, 1990: 33,683, 2000: 33,342, 2010: 35,251, 2020: 33,81428K’00’1025K’20’3026K’40’5032K’60’7034K’80’9033K’00’1034K’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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TyreJan: high 30°F, low 16°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 17°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 24°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 35°F, 2.8 in; May: high 67°F, low 46°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 56°F, 3.6 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 61°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 59°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 52°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 23°F, 2.3 in30°16°Jan1.832°17°Feb1.640°24°Mar2.454°35°Apr2.867°46°May3.375°56°Jun3.679°61°Jul3.778°59°Aug3.571°52°Sep3.359°41°Oct3.846°32°Nov2.636°23°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Geneva Rsch Farm, NY weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Seneca County

8,767 jobs at 689 businesses in Seneca County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Seneca CountyRetail trade: 1,899 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,805 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,312 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 678 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 657 jobs; Company headquarters: 390 jobs; Construction: 373 jobs; Educational services: 342 jobsRetail trade 22% Manufacturing 21% Hotels and restaurants 15% Transportation and warehousing 8% Health care and social assistance 8% Company headquarters 4% Construction 4% Educational services 4%

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

Health care

199 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tyre’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Geneva General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Geneva9.9 miles
  • Auburn Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Auburn12.2 miles
  • Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clifton Springs17.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors2
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants33
Mental health providers77
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists1
Chiropractors43
Pharmacies6

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 Tyre

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Cayuga Lake State Park · 132 acres2.8 mi
  • Vince's Park · 26 acres2.4 mi
  • Kid's Territory Park · 11 acres1.2 mi
  • Women's Rights National Historical Park · 8 acres1.4 mi
  • Oak Island Village Park · 7 acres3.6 mi
  • Academy Square Park · 4 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • ALDI1.7 mi
  • Tops2.0 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.1 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Rite Aid2.1 mi
  • Valley Pharmacy3.2 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Seneca Falls Library0.6 mi
  • Mynderse Library0.8 mi
  • Waterloo Library3.1 mi

Museums (7 nearby)

  • National Women's Rights Historical Park Visitor Center0.7 mi
  • Wesleyan Chapel0.7 mi
  • Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry0.7 mi
  • It's A Wonderful Life Museum0.8 mi
  • National Women's Hall of Fame0.8 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Schools in Tyre

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

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Frank M Knight Elementary SchoolSeneca FallsPre-K–2268Public0.1 mi
Skoi-Yase SchoolWaterlooPre-K–2345Public3.5 mi
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary SchoolSeneca Falls3–5272Public1.1 mi
La Fayette SchoolWaterloo3–5309Public2.6 mi
Seneca Falls Middle SchoolSeneca Falls6–8266Public0.3 mi
Waterloo Middle SchoolWaterloo6–8356Public3.4 mi
Mynderse AcademySeneca Falls9–12350Public0.3 mi
Waterloo High SchoolWaterloo9–12404Public3.4 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Finger Lakes Christian SchoolSeneca FallsPre-K–12103Christian (no specific denomination)2.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Fayette, Savannah, Butler and Junius.

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