Westford is a town in Otsego County, New York, home to about 862 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13488, and parts of 12155 and 12197 are in Westford too.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Westford; also Roseboom
Mostly Maryland; part is in Westford
Mostly Worcester; part is in Westford
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westford. 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)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ134 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY141 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westford; 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.
Westford had 804 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 906th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Otsego County grew from 48,939 residents in 1900 to 58,524 in 2020.
Otsego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 73°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 86 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooperstown, NY weather station (10 miles away).
18,030 jobs at 1,295 businesses in Otsego 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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Worcester, Maryland, Decatur, Davenport, Middlefield and Roseboom.
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.