Willet is a town in Cortland County, New York, home to about 768 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP code is 13863, and parts of 13040, 13803 and 13841 are in Willet too.
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Mostly Cincinnatus; part is in Willet
Mostly Marathon; part is in Willet
Mostly Smithville; part is in Willet
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| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)45 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY162 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Willet; 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.
Willet had 894 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 926th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Cortland County grew from 27,576 residents in 1900 to 46,809 in 2020.
Cortland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whitney Pt Dam, NY weather station (9 miles away).
14,353 jobs at 981 businesses in Cortland 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Marathon, Cincinnatus, Lapeer, Freetown, Lisle, Solon, Taylor, Harford, Virgil, Cortlandville, Smithville, Pitcher, German and Triangle.
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.