Wright is a town in Schoharie County, New York, home to about 1,739 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 12023, 12053 and 12157.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,73961 per sq mi
Median home value$242,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$210Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wright. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wright
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Newark, NJ134 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY139 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wright; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wright
U.S. Representative · New York’s 20th DistrictPaul Tonko (D)
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
Wright had 1,516 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 716th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Schoharie County grew from 26,854 residents in 1900 to 29,714 in 2020.
Schoharie 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Schoharie, NY weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Schoharie County
4,843 jobs at 576 businesses in Schoharie County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
89 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wright’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cobleskill Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Cobleskill12.9 miles
Ellis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Schenectady19.0 miles
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Schenectady19.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
5
Mental health providers
48
Physical and occupational therapists
22
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
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 Wright
Grocery stores
Hannaford6.7 mi
Libraries
Schoharie Free Association Library4.4 mi
Quaker Street Branch4.9 mi
Berne Public Library5.6 mi
Middleburgh Library7.1 mi
Museums
Old Stone Fort Museum3.7 mi
1743 Palatine House4.0 mi
Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum4.1 mi
Berne Museum5.6 mi
The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum7.1 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District, Duanesburg Central School District, Schoharie Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary SchoolBerne
Pre-K–6
365
Public
5.2 mi
Duanesburg Elementary SchoolDelanson
Pre-K–6
356
Public
6.1 mi
Schoharie Elementary SchoolSchoharie
Pre-K–5
349
Public
3.9 mi
Schoharie High SchoolSchoharie
6–12
459
Public
3.9 mi
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High SchoolBerne
7–12
311
Public
5.2 mi
Duanesburg High SchoolDelanson
7–12
290
Public
6.1 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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